A Scoping Review of Retrieval Practice (Test-Enhanced Learning) in Nursing Education

Thomas J Van Hoof1, Catherine M Leary, Valori Banfi

  • 1About the Authors Thomas J. Van Hoof, MD, EdD, FACMQ, is associate professor and director of teaching and learning, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, and associate professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut. Catherine M. Leary, MSN, RN, RRT, is a DNP student, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut. Valori Banfi, MSLS, is sciences librarian, University of Connecticut. E. Carol Polifroni, EdD, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, ANEF, is a professor, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut. This project was supported by a 2021 National League for Nursing Research in Nursing Education Research Grant. The authors are grateful to Professor Margaret Verkuyl and Drs. Christopher Madan, Carmen Presti, Andrea Sartain, and Megan Sumeracki for their expert consultation on the project and to Dr. Thomas Long for editorial review. For more information, contact Dr. Thomas Van Hoof at tom.vanhoof@uconn.edu .

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