Testing effect
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Hello Reader,
There has been chatter around this effect for a while. About how it helps in learning, recalling and training your memory.
Let’s learn about Testing Effect today.
What is it?
The testing effect suggests long-term memory is increased when some of the learning period is devoted to retrieving information from memory.
The testing effect is real. Dozens of studies show that you will recall 50% more of learned information by testing yourself than by using the same amount of time to study (for example, one research team found a score difference of 67% with testing vs. 45% with studying). [1]
Why do I need to know?
Although testing is often conceptualised as an assessment tool, this finding suggests that testing (or retrieval practice) can also be considered a learning tool.
Indeed, exams or tests seem to activate retrieval processes that facilitate the learning of study material and cause knowledge to be stored more effectively in long-term memory.
Some posit that testing works differently in the brain than studying. Testing asks your brain to remember information on cue: this process could perhaps organise and create connections that our brains later recognise.
References & Studies: -
https://knowledgeplus.nejm.org/blog/what-is-the-testing-effect-and-how-does-it-affect-learning-knowledge-and-retention/
https://dictionary.apa.org/testing-effect
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