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New York Times Article: Test-Taking Cements Knowledge - bluemarigolds - 2011-01-21
Here's hoping I beat nest0r to the punch. ;-)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/21/science/21memory.html?pagewanted=1&ref=general&src=me
Anki reviews, test taking...same difference, right?
New York Times Article: Test-Taking Cements Knowledge - nest0r - 2011-01-21
They really need to remove the use of the word "test" here, it's misleading in less contextualized areas (such as the headline), and will probably be confusing for others in article(s), esp. if compounded by the headlines...
New York Times Article: Test-Taking Cements Knowledge - Amset - 2011-01-21
Yeah, I wouldn't call just writing down everything you remember from the article a "test" (when I think of tests I think of things other people formulated to test me). When I study I don't just read, I also try to organize the information in some way.
It's interesting that trying to organize the information from memory rather than doing it with the article in front of them was more effective.
New York Times Article: Test-Taking Cements Knowledge - nest0r - 2011-01-21
Science learning easier when students put down textbooks and actively recall information - Much better headline.
New York Times Article: Test-Taking Cements Knowledge - Anna B - 2011-01-22
I thought the findings were particularly interesting for independent learners (and JLPT-takers) because the tests weren't being taken for the sake of a grade, credential, or qualification, which is usually not the case for academic testing.
I'm wondering if other uses of the studied material might function in the same way as the testing did in the study, such as, in the case of language, any form of L2 production, like speaking, or writing without recourse to reference sources. And what about SRS reviews?
New York Times Article: Test-Taking Cements Knowledge - nest0r - 2011-01-22
Anna B Wrote:I thought the findings were particularly interesting for independent learners (and JLPT-takers) because the tests weren't being taken for the sake of a grade, credential, or qualification, which is usually not the case for academic testing.It's not 'testing' so much as 'active recall'/retrieval - this might make it easier to see the many related discussions about the concept and applications to other areas of self-study/output/etc.
I'm wondering if other uses of the studied material might function in the same way as the testing did in the study, such as, in the case of language, any form of L2 production, like speaking, or writing without recourse to reference sources. And what about SRS reviews?
PS - Here's the original paper: http://www.scribd.com/doc/47303015/Science-2011-Karpicke-Science-1199327 - Retrieval Practice Produces More Learning than Elaborative Studying with Concept Mapping