Many assessments still reward memorization more than real understanding. Students can pick the right answer without fully grasping a concept. In one study, trying to retrieve material from memory led to better one-week recall than repeated review: 60% versus 40%.ยน
Low-stakes interactive assessments help students actively remember information, reveal learning gaps early, and reduce the need to spend class time reteaching the basics.
Already used by more than 5,000 instructors globally, JoVE Quiz now includes five new question types that go beyond multiple choice, giving instructors more ways to check recall, reasoning, relationships, and application.
Hear how fellow faculty member Dr Blythe Janowiak from Saint Louis University uses embedded videos and quizzes to enhance lab safety and accuracy: