Food - a fact of life quizzes are ideal for homework, cover lessons or for checking memory retrieval in a low stakes way. Memory retrieval is an important factor in boosting pupil performance. When you transfer knowledge from the short term memory to the long term memory it helps to make ‘learning stick’, this also frees up the short-term memory for day-to-day learning and experiences, this is essential for pupils progressing through a school day.
Research suggests there are many ways of retrieving information, including recall, recollection, recognition and relearning using retrieval cues. The cues initiate a prompt or clue such as a date, picture or word to trigger the retrieval of the long-term memory. The kind of retrieval cues that are accessible can also influence how information is retrieved.
Quizzes retrieve information through recall, an approach that does not involve the use of cues or triggers to access the information. Another example of recall would be answering a basic exam style question, often a one mark question that starts with name, state or give.
To find out more about using memory retrieval to boost your pupils' performance, why not read our blog from Education Consultant Jacqui Keepin?
Quizzes for pupils aged 14-16 years are also available.
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