Topic: `generation-effect`

7 entries tagged generation-effect.

Rules (1)

rule R4 — Where appropriate, make the user GENERATE inputs (not just pick from menus) — the generation effect d≈0.40 is real but ceilings beyond ~900 words and doesn't scale to expository text

Reference entries (6)

reference CAVEAT — 2025 conceptual replication (Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications) — generation effect did NOT reliably transfer to learning from expository text; some experiments showed disadvantage
reference Text-generation meta-analysis (Educational Psychology Review 2023) — Hedges g ≈ .41; LARGEST for 301-600 word texts; NO EFFECT beyond ~900 words
reference McCurdy et al. (2020), Psychonomic Bulletin & Review — 126-article / 310-experiment meta: generation effect magnitude depends on "generation constraint" (how constrained the produced response is)
reference Bertsch, Pesta, Wiscott & McDaniel (2007), Memory & Cognition 35(2) — 86-study generation-effect meta: d ≈ 0.40 ("almost half a standard deviation"); LARGER at longer retention (d ≈ 0.64 for >1 day)
reference Slamecka & Graf (1978), JEP:HLM 4(6) — Generation Effect: generated words beat read words across cued/uncued recognition, free and cued recall, and confidence
research-notes Research notes (capture-layer top-up): why interactive online tools are psychologically engaging — six additional mechanisms (June 2026)