'Will this be on the test?' Even if it isn't, students might remember it

(University of British Columbia) A new study by the University of British Columbia shows that teachers don't have to test everything they want their students to remember -- as long as the knowledge they want to convey fits together well, and the test questions are well-chosen. The finding, based on an experiment with UBC pharmacy students, builds on a proven phenomenon known as 'retrieval-enhanced learning' -- that the very act of recalling something reinforces it in a person's memory.

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