New knowledge will have little value to students if they can't apply it to new situations. Thus Gagné concludes his scheme of nine events by directing teachers to offer varied practice opportunities. Such practice enhances retention and helps students become adept at applying what they've learned in situations that go beyond the setting in which they first encountered the new skills and ideas.

Look for opportunities to revisit topics at various points in your instructional resource. In the face to face classroom, we may do this by incorporating work that students did early-on into assignments that integrate multiple points of instruction. We may design a "capstone" experience that taps all the major themes of instruction.

The Web 's hypertext character can enhance these culminating experiences by supporting links back to materials -- explanations, examples -- the student has already seen or produced. Such links provide convenient routes to clarification of points that students may have forgotten or otherwise lost track of.