recognition method

a technique of measuring the amount of material learned or remembered by testing a person’s ability to later identify the content as having been encountered. During recognition testing, previously studied items are presented along with new items, or lures, and the participant attempts to identify those items that were studied and those that were not. Also called recognition test. Compare recall method.

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January 13th 2025

occupational counseling

an early 20th-century approach to vocational guidance. Three steps were identified in the process: (a) relevant knowledge of self, (b) realistic knowledge of occupations, and (c) true reasoning in making sensible choices. [proposed by U.S. educator Frank Parsons (1854–1908)]