The science of learning literature is filled with recommendations for strategies educators can use to increase effective and efficient learning. However, some believe that implementation has not been as robust as many have hoped. We believe more effective science communication is needed to increase the overall impact of science of learning research in education, but more data on the most effective ways to accomplish this are needed. Our efforts to increase science communication with educators have included workshops, and from our experiences three concerns regarding the implementation of retrieval practice in particular seem to consistently arise during our workshop conversations with educators. These concerns include the time or workload associated with planning, enacting, and evaluating retrieval practice activities, that retrieval practice might be only useful for learning basic knowledge, and that retrieval practice might cause test anxiety among students. While these concerns could be considered roadblocks to implementation efforts, we have viewed them as speed bumps, opportunities to slow down and discuss some of the nuances of retrieval practice research that can serve to address the concerns. In this commentary, we describe the ways we have attempted to leverage existing literature to address these concerns so far. Importantly, we call for formal research investigating implementation reform of retrieval practice. For science of learning research to have a greater impact on education, the field must systematically identify the concerns of educators in applying the research, and systematically evaluate effective ways to communicate the science to overcome these concerns.

学习科学文献中充满了教育工作者可以用来提高学习效果和效率的策略建议。然而，一些人认为，实施并不像许多人希望的那样强劲。我们认为，需要更有效的科学传播来提高学习科学研究对教育的整体影响，但需要更多关于实现这一目标的最有效方法的数据。我们为加强与教育工作者的科学交流所做的努力包括举办研讨会，从我们的经验来看，在我们与教育工作者的研讨会对话中，特别是关于实施检索实践的三个问题似乎一直出现。这些问题包括与规划、制定和评估检索练习活动相关的时间或工作量，检索练习可能仅对学习基础知识有用，检索练习可能会导致学生考试焦虑。虽然这些问题可能被视为实施工作的障碍，但我们将它们视为减速带、放慢速度并讨论可以解决这些问题的检索实践研究的一些细微差别的机会。在这篇评论中，我们描述了迄今为止我们尝试利用现有文献来解决这些问题的方法。重要的是，我们呼吁进行正式研究，调查检索实践的实施改革。为了使学习科学研究对教育产生更大的影响，该领域必须系统地识别教育工作者在应用研究时所关心的问题，并系统地评估传播科学的有效方法以克服这些问题。