Posted by: herzigma | March 6, 2006

We learn more from taking tests than studying for them

Hah! Vindication! Justification for years of not studying–I did all my learning taking my midterms. (Mom and Dad: I kid!) But this might explain why complicated classes only seemed to come together when I was staring at those blue booklets. Mmmmmm, micro theory. Repeated test-taking better for retention than repeated studying, research shows (via BoingBoing)

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