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Tests are useful as spaced repetition, and spaced repetition is good for remembering. That students may not remember a specific test a year later doesn't seem r
by naasking 4y ago
Tests are useful as spaced repetition, and spaced repetition is good for remembering. That students may not remember a specific test a year later doesn't seem relevant. Time limits are necessary because everything is time limited, even when applying this knowledge in a job, and if you're struggling to finish in time, then that indicates areas that need work.
- bawolff 4y agoMost (tech) jobs put a premium on being right over being fast. Nobody cares if you get the wrong answer quickly. Person who takes longer but gets a better answer will usually do better in their career.
- naasking 4y agoLearning you're getting the wrong answer quickly is a big part of why we test. Taking longer can help your career, but there's a limit. Test times were always very generous for people ahead of the curve, short for people below, and just about right for everyone else, because that's how they're designed.
- bawolff 4y agoMost tests i've taken are not structured that way. Most of the time you need a multipart question to get significant benefit of realizing you are wrong fast. In a world of multiple choice tests, that is pretty rare. Ancedotal, but when i was in school i remember people top of the class were often last to finish their test (i guess because they double checked things more).