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“To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test"

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 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.

One of those methods - repeatedly studying the material - is familiar to legions of students who cram before exams. The other - having students draw detailed diagrams documenting what they are learning - is prized by many teachers because it forces students to make connections among facts. These other methods not only are popular, the researchers reported; they also seem to give students the illusion that they know material better than they do.

The students who took the recall tests may 'recognize some gaps in their knowledge,' said Marcia Linn, an education professor at the University of California, Berkeley, 'and they might revisit the ideas in the back/front of their mind.'

Why retrieval testing helps is still not fully known. Perhaps it is because by remembering information we are organizing it and creating cues and connections that our brains later recognize. Ultimately, though, students who took a “retrieval practice” test retrieved and organized knowledge in a way that makes sense to them and then allows them to score higher.”