The #1 Study Technique to Prepare for the CQE Exam!!! (And What NOT to do)

Preparing for the CQE can be super daunting, and there are multiple ways to prepare. A lot of folks, unfortunately, prepare the wrong way. They use the wrong study techniques. And when you prepare the wrong way, you run the risk of failing the CQE Exam. So, I want to share what over 100 years of research, and hundreds of different research experiments have shown to be the most effective way to learn and remember new information. And that is to take a practice exam! Here are the timestamps for the different topics that we cover in the video: 2:47 – The Most Common (Yet Ineffective) Study Technique A powerful way to improve learning and memory (Karpicke, 2016): https://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2016/06/learning-memory Make it Stick (Brown, Roediger III, McDaniel): https://www.amazon.com/Make-Stick-Science-Successful-Learning/dp/0674729013 https://makeitstick.net/ 4:00 – The Most Effective Study Technique (Practice Testing) 4:15 – Research Behind Practice Testing Improved Student Learning With Effective Learning Techniques (Dunlosky, et al., 2013): https://pcl.sitehost.iu.edu/rgoldsto/courses/dunloskyimprovinglearning.pdf Fostering Effective Learning Strategies in Higher Education (Biwer, 2020) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211368120300279 Test-Enhanced Learning, Taking Memory Tests Improves Long-Term Retention (Roediger and Karpicke, 2006): http://memory.psych.purdue.edu/downloads/2006_Roediger_Karpicke_PsychSci.pdf 9:20 – Practice Testing and Meta-Cognition Improved Student Learning With Effective Learning Techniques (Dunlosky, et al., 2013): https://pcl.sitehost.iu.edu/rgoldsto/courses/dunloskyimprovinglearning.pdf 10:28 – Practice Testing and Test Day Anxiety Classroom-based Programs of Retrieval Practice Reduce Middle School and High School Students’ Test Anxiety (Agarwal, et.al., 2014): http://pdf.retrievalpractice.org/guide/Agarwal_etal_2014_JARMAC.pdf By the way, here’s a resource (practice exam) to help you prepare for the CQE Exam www.cqeacademy.com/activeretrieval