Exams 2 · Self-Testing: The Most Effective Technique
5 learning units · ~23 minutes
How to test yourself so that the material sticks: first produce the answer yourself, then look it up. You learn four forms of self-testing, write flashcards that require genuine retrieval, and build self-testing firmly into your week, for example in the ten minutes after class. This way you work toward the exam throughout the whole semester instead of only shortly before it.
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Contents
Why Retrieval Works
- The Testing Effect: Testing Is Learning · approx. 6 min
- Why It Feels Wrong · approx. 5 min
How to Do It
- Four Ways to Test Yourself · approx. 4 min
- Flashcards That Pay Off · approx. 4 min
- Building Self-Testing into Everyday Semester Life · approx. 4 min
