Benjamin Barbour, Easy Ways to Have Students Review Material Frequently: Students retain information better when they have consistent opportunities to engage with previously taught content (February 17, 2026).

In my first posting for today, I link to an article in Inside Higher Ed that details ten, excellent, evidence-based books on teaching for law professors. The author of that article, notes that most of the books he reference retrieval practice. This article focuses on that topic– structuring retrieval practice.

The science of learning is clear: Students need to review material continuously. This includes material from prior lessons and chapters. All too often, teachers wait until a few days before the final exam for students to undertake a comprehensive review of information they’ve learned, but reviewing “old” material in a methodical, scaffolded manner throughout a course has many benefits. Students will be more apt to learn the information with consistent and recurring analysis. They might also do better and feel less overwhelmed come time for finals . . .