6. Exam Expectations.
Students benefit more from repeated testing when they expect a final exam that will include
additional information than when they do not expect a final exam. It seems that learners will
keep material more accessible in memory when they expect to need it later than when they do
not.
• Implications
Teachers should create the expectation that there will be a final or comprehensive
examination that will be administered at some future date. Learners will use knowledge of
future testing to keep information in memory in a way that allows it to be recalled in the
future.