To properly study, quit learning and take a test! Many of us believe that taking a test is like a passive mechanism, to analyze how much of the study material have we grasped. But, most experts think that taking tests and analyzing them thereafter, happens to be one of the best studying techniques.

As per research, students who continuously take tests, are better at retrieving their study material than others. Rather than repeatedly studying the same thing, it better use it in a practical scenario, which forces students to make connections with facts.

Researchers believe that constant mugging up gives students an illusion of their know-how, whereas constant tests help them with better analysis and learning. As per them, when the student has practiced retrieval; over and over again, they tend to remember everything better, because #PracticeMakesPerfect.

Several cognitive scientists are of the opinion, that giving regular mock tests, helps students with their cognitive abilities. It reconstructs their knowledge, and organizes the flow of the learning, in a way that makes sense to them.