Best
Practices
For Long-Term Retention Testing
Beats Studying
Why do we test? Ask trainers that question
and you’ll get a number of answers:
- To ensure student
competency
- As part of the
evaluation of training programs
- To improve training
programs by diagnosing areas of learning weakness
- As outcomes data
to justify training budgets
Now a study done at Washington University
in St. Louis suggests another reason:
According to Washington University professor
Henry L. Roediger III, Ph.D., "Incorporating more
frequent classroom testing into a course may improve
students' learning and promote retention of material
long after a course has ended." >>
Read Roediger study summary
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