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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:

• To improve learning

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

By: Steven B. Just, President
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