Seem like there is too much to memorize for your final coming up? An expert at Purdue University says a great way to study for exams is by actually testing yourself.
Jeffrey Karpicke, an assistant professor of psychological sciences at Purdue University says that additional learning is taking place when students practice retrieving the information just as if an actual test were taking place.
He also says don’t just practice doing this one time. According to the release, doing it three or four times “can achieve big gains in learning.”
Here is the link to the entire news release if you are interested in learning more.
