Educational Psychology / Unit 12 EDP 1122 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Testing Effect
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The idea
Frequent tests promote learning and reduce cramming: the testing effect means that retrieving information strengthens memory for it more than restudying does over the long run.
In practice
Five minutes after study, restudying looks better; days later, students who were tested remember substantially more.
Where people slip
Tests are learning events, not only measurements.
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