The New York Times discussed research about the best methods for retaining information learned by students. The study found that students who read some information, and then test their recall of that information, will retain information better (50% better) than simply studying or using a learning method called concept mapping.
Recall of material is essential for pharmacists. It is an educational building block to higher levels of problem solving. I have been increasing the use of little quizzes to test student knowledge prior to class discussion. I think I will do more testing in the future.
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