Quotations from Pam Belluck |
“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. The
research, published online Thursday in the journal Science, found that 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. |
Pam Belluck
“To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test” (a summary of research) http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/21/science/21memory.html?_r=2&ref=sciencet |
Quotations from Roediger |
“Our study indicates that testing can be used as
a powerful means for improving
learning, not just assessing it. “ “Students who self-test frequently while studying
on their own may be able to learn more,
in much less time, than they might
by simply studying the material over and over again….” [bold added] |
Henry L. "Roddy" Roediger III,
Ph.D., “an internationally recognized scholar of |
Quotations from the Article
Itself |
Perhaps equally important, this study
demonstrates that students who rely on
repeated study alone often come away with a false sense of confidence
about their mastery of the material.… Many students, notes Roediger,
continue to rely heavily on repeated-study techniques, often with the
encouragement of their teachers…. Even better long-term
retention may be possible, he suggests, if students are alerted that they
will be tested often, encouraged to review at least once before each test and
then given timely feedback on the
accuracy of their answers. [bold added] |
”Repeated test-taking
better for retention than repeated studying, research shows” |
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