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"Our students are currently taking their final exams. During the past few weeks, we've wondered often about the distinctions between "studying," "reviewing," and "reminding" -- since theoretically, the students have already learned all of this information earlier in the year."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This post explores an interesting issue, should final exams be a "review" or should we think of them as a way to "provide a thematic culmination of the year's "big picture" ideas...(giving) kids a few "ah ha!" moments to realize how much they've learned over the course of their semesters. Exam review should be an exercise in how to internalize information and produce new connections." There is also a short video embedded in this post, "How to Generate Good Ideas" that provides "five ways to foster understanding." Take some time to think about how you view final exams...and what might happen if you shift that perspective a bit. 
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The 21st Century Fluencies are not about technical prowess, they are critical thinking skills, and they are essential to living in this multimedia world. We call them fluencies for a reason. To be literate means to have knowledge or competence. To be fluent is something a little more, it is to demonstrate mastery and to do so unconsciously and smoothly.
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This article talks about final exams and the methods we use to srudy for them. Rather then just memorizing what you need to know just to forget it down the road if you use more creative ways to study it will stick with you longer.