Implementing a Utility Value Intervention to Engage Students in Retrieval Practice During Chemistry Learning

• In Event: AERA Graduate Student Research in Progress Roundtable Session One
  In Roundtable Session: Competency-Based Grading, Intelligent Tutoring, and Utility Value Intervention as Tools for Postsecondary Education (Table 3)

Abstract

Retrieval practice has been consistently documented to be an effective yet underutilized strategy among college students. In a pre-registered experiment (AsPredicted #109088), we aim to test the effectiveness of a utility value intervention on students' engagement in retrieval practice during a chemistry-learning task. We predict specifically that: 1) Compared to a control condition, participants who receive a utility value intervention will be more likely to choose retrieval practice over restudy to review learning materials. 2) Compared to a control condition, participants who receive a utility value intervention will report more perceived utility value of using retrieval practice in their learning. Data collection started in Oct, 2022 and will continue throughout the Spring 2023 semester.

Author

• Yuchen Song, University of Georgia
  Presenting Author