Quizzing yourself beats rereading — even with zero feedback

Taking a test on material you just studied cements it in memory better than studying it again — even with no feedback on right or wrong answers. Henry Roediger and Jeffrey Karpicke showed this 'testing effect' boosts long-term retention far more than rereading, a finding since replicated across hundreds of studies and real classrooms.

— Henry L. Roediger III & Jeffrey D. Karpicke, The Power of Testing Memory: Basic Research and Implications for Educational Practice — Perspectives on Psychological Science, 1(3), 181–210 (2006)

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