Share #1New York Times # % Hot Articles: Exams are really helpful for studyingAccording to a recent research report published in the American journal Science, exams aren’t as bad as many people imagine. After a series of comparative experiments, researchers found that compared to other common methods (such as repetition, drawing relationship diagrams, and highlighting key points), using exam review and retrieval methods is the most effective, with a 50% advantage!
Comparing the results of the four experimental groups, the examination group is far ahead!
After reading it, I was initially a bit surprised, but after carefully reading the entire article and reading some of the readers’ comments, I gradually felt relieved. As the survey report itself states: the group that administered the exam was the least confident about their future performance, yet ultimately achieved the highest scores. From a practical perspective, targeted exams are clearly the most effective for achieving better scores on future exams, often referred to as the “sea of questions.”
#3 to be discussed later. A famous quote from the Bar Exam Rankings: The most important question in an exam is who sets the questions. If we knew who set the questions in advance, and could design review questions based on the questioner’s thinking, or simply solve related questions that the questioner had previously set, then our exam scores would be much more efficient. Therefore, the questionable nature of this experimental result lies in the fact that the project designer was the questioner both times!
#4 Third Comment. This experiment also lacked a control group: a group completely unaware of the upcoming exam, instead constructing knowledge from the learning materials in a playful and playful manner. All four groups were aware of the upcoming exam, which raises questions about the conclusion that “learning is beneficial.” In fact, another study comparing the two groups showed that stress-free, creative, constructive learning is significantly more effective than exams.
#5 Four comments. The most popular comment among over 300 comments stated: “This study doesn’t mean that current US exams are helpful for learning!” It’s important to note that the exams in the experiment were closely related to the material students were reading and were designed to help them understand the text. Actual exams, however, are not like this. Agreed! Exams have long become a trap for stratifying people and laying traps!