Does+letting+a+person+stop-and-think+and+review+affect+how+well+they+do+on+a+test?

By: Matthew Sodd Qestion- Does letting a person stop-and-think and review help them on a test.

Manipulated Variable- Whether the person gets 2 minutes to stop-and-think and review.

Responding Variable- How well the person does on a test.

Hypothesis- I think when you stop-and-think and review you will absorb the information better. I think when you go over the main points again even if you just read them you will remember the points better. Plus I think stopping to think about what you just read will also help.

Procedure- 1. Get a person, 2. find a reading passage 3. Have one person read the passage, 4. Give them 2 minutes to review with the book 5. Have the person take the test without the book 6. repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 7. Don't let the person have time to review 8. Repeat step 5 9. Keep doing this switching whether the person reviews or doesn't review.

Controlled Variables- the test, the reading passage, the amount of time they had to review (if they did review), the answers

Observations, Data Tables, Graphs- I recorded all of the data from the tests. The people that went right to the test seemed to have more trouble with the test and seemed to take more time. I also noticed that some people were getting lower scores even with stopping and thinking. This was probably because some people are better readers than others and some other people are better at taking tests. The question I noticed getting missed the most was a small detail question.

Inferences and Conclusions- I think that giving someone time to think really did help. They seemed to absorb the information better. Although it was hard to determine because people are better readers and test takers then others I do think it helped.

Recommendations- When you take a test you should stop-and-think and review. You probably will absorb the information better. When you get to see the main points again you will remember the information better. This goes for other things too. If you are doing a presentation you should stop-and-think and review the presentation before the presentation so you remember the information better and do good on your presentation. Even if you just read the information reviewing does seem to hep you remember the information.