Boost Your Memory by Testing Yourself, Not Re-Reading

There’s a reason why practice tests are so effective.

Repeated studying after learning had no effect on delayed recall, but repeated testing produced a large positive effect.

In addition, students' predictions of their performance were uncorrelated with actual performance.

When you reinforce your memoriesby testing them, they get much stronger than if you simply re-read a passage.

Test yourself to bolster your memory.

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