Unit 2 · Topics 2.4 · 2.6 / EBQ skill focus

Build the evidence bridge

Two sources, two psychological explanations.

About 12 minutes · Original short practice · Untimed

The stimulus / Keep it in view

Three ways to study

Three fictional teaching sources. They are not peer-reviewed articles or evidence of real effect sizes.

Source A · Retrieval

In a randomized teaching model, 80 adult volunteers study the same passage. One group practices recalling it; another rereads. Both receive equal practice time and identical answer feedback. One week later, means are 14 and 11 correct answers out of 20, respectively.

Source B · Spacing

A different randomized teaching model assigns 60 adults to four separated study sessions or one session with equal total time. One week after each group’s final session, means are 15 and 12 out of 20, respectively.

Source C · Preferences

A survey of 200 college volunteers finds that 70% prefer highlighting to self-testing. It does not measure later retention.

Mark useful evidence, then explain what it helps you establish.

Start with the evidence.

Question 1 / 2

Which pair best supports a claim about later retention?A and C, because preference measures delayed recallC alone, because it has more participantsA and B, because both compare delayed performance under study conditionsA twice, using two sentences

Question 2 / 2

Which explanation adds reasoning rather than repeating data?Source A is good because fourteen is more than eleven.Active retrieval gives practice accessing stored information, helping explain Source A’s delayed-recall advantage.Source B has sixty people.Psychology proves this will work for everybody.

A short written explanation

Make a claim about study practices. Support it with evidence from two different sources and explain each using a different relevant psychological concept.

Open a sentence starting point

A useful approach could combine ___. Source ___ reports ___. This supports the claim because ___. A different concept explains Source ___: ___.

0 words · Write at least 12 before opening the revision guide. Written reasoning is reviewed by a teacher.

Build the evidence bridge · Student practice record

Build the evidence bridge · AP Psychology

Unit 2 · Topics 2.4, 2.6 · In progress

Mode: guided. Hints opened: 0.

Source A · Retrieval
In a randomized teaching model, 80 adult volunteers study the same passage. One group practices recalling it; another rereads. Both receive equal practice time and identical answer feedback. One week later, means are 14 and 11 correct answers out of 20, respectively.

Source B · Spacing
A different randomized teaching model assigns 60 adults to four separated study sessions or one session with equal total time. One week after each group’s final session, means are 15 and 12 out of 20, respectively.

Source C · Preferences
A survey of 200 college volunteers finds that 70% prefer highlighting to self-testing. It does not measure later retention.

Evidence marked: None

Question 1: Which pair best supports a claim about later retention?
First checked response: Not checked

Question 2: Which explanation adds reasoning rather than repeating data?
First checked response: Not checked

WRITING PROMPT
Make a claim about study practices. Support it with evidence from two different sources and explain each using a different relevant psychological concept.

FIRST DRAFT
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REVISED RESPONSE
Not written

REVISION NOTE
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SELF-REVIEW
State a defensible claim about retention.: Not reviewed
Use accurate evidence from two named sources.: Not reviewed
Apply two different concepts to explain the evidence.: Not reviewed

TRANSFER
A response cites Sources A and B but applies retrieval practice to both, even though B only describes spacing. What most needs revision?
Not checked

Choice checks: 0/2. Transfer: Not checked. Written work requires teacher review; these are not AP points.

Three fictional teaching sources. They are not peer-reviewed articles or evidence of real effect sizes.