Test-Taking Cements Knowledge Better Than Studying, Researchers Say - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Taking a test is not just a passive mechanism for assessing how much people know, according to new research. It actually helps people learn, and it works better than a number of other studying techniques.
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students who read a passage, then took a test asking them to recall what they had read, retained about 50 percent more of the information a week later than students who used two other methods.
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What we recall becomes more recallable in the future. In a sense you are practicing what you are going to need to do later
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Taking a test is not just a passive mechanism for assessing how much people know, according to new research. It actually helps people learn, and it works better than a number of other studying techniques.