Does Knowledge Reinforcement using questioning work?
A well structured question can motivate the investment of time and effort required to read and understand the information you deem necessary. Most tests are intended to measure a participant’s knowledge at a given point in time. The focus is measurement. However, the test preparation process, the studying that goes into it, is what results in the learning. At PMT, we focus on test preparation as the process resulting in memory retention. The more times that specific information is reviewed and repeated; the more likely that information will be remembered and applied. Our systems are specifically designed to reinforce learning through review and repetition, over time. PMT’s method of reinforcement has evolved from what was once known as “spaced training”. The roots of “spaced training” first started growing with Hermann Ebbinghaus, a German psychologist. In 1885, using himself as a subject, Ebbinghaus discovered that he could more easily memorize a list of syllables if he spaced out the
Related Questions
- Whenever I travel to the United States, I am always delayed at the Point of Entry (airport, land border crossing) for questioning. What can I do?
- Was General Stanley McChrystal right to air his views questioning the direction of the Afghan war?
- What tactics can the police use when questioning a suspect?
