Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Aha!

See . . . there's a good reason why I should assess you every week.

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.

It helps you retain information. That's the point. You tell me, but I have a hunch you learn more preparing form assessments than you do listening to my lectures.