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Welcome to the Schweser Public IA Exam Blog. The most recent articles are posted below. Click each Article's title (or "View the full article") to see candidate comments or to post your own feedback. You can also view the most recent comments. Previous articles are listed at the bottom of this page. Please view our Blog Guidelines for additional information:

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The mission of this Blog is to help IA Designation candidates to understand and communicate about the IA Exams throughout the year.

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10/20/2008 4:21 pm
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October 20th, 2008
 

By Steve Froikin, J.D. - Senior Editor


We've known it for a long time, but the scientists are finally catching up with us: working through our QBank doesn't just measure your performance, it improves it!

The study, entitled "The Critical Importance of Retrieval for Learning" by Jeffrey D. Karpicke of Purdue University and Henry L. Roediger, III of Washington University (Science 15 February 2008) says that trying to cram more information into that head of yours has diminishing returns unless you complete the process by forcing...

08/26/2008 9:36 am
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August 26th, 2008
 

By Steve Froikin, J.D. - Senior Editor


You never know when you might learn something.

I was out sick yesterday, but I was out in the sun reading a book called Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious by Gerd Gigerenzer. We educators read stuff about how the mind works, but my sister-in-law has declared my reading wish list to be "depressing" and so she'll never get me a book that I want.

Anyway, I'm sniffling, out in the sun, reading this book and come upon a passage that calls into a question some...

07/14/2008 9:02 am
July 14th, 2008
 

By Nancy Lamers, J.D. - Senior Editor


You are exactly where you need to be.

You are probably in the middle of preparing for your designation exam, and you want to know that you are doing the best you can to pass your exam.

A part of your preparation is actually reviewing all of the material in the course. Learning the key concepts for the course is important; however, you need to do more. You need to understand how to apply these concepts to different fact scenarios in order to pass your designation exam.

And,...

Archived Articles


ArticleStartedRepliesLast Comment
QBank is for Learning, Not Just Assessment 10/20/2008 4:21 pm 0  
You Never Know When You Might Learn Something 08/26/2008 9:36 am 0  
Studying Smart 07/14/2008 9:02 am 4 08/26/2008 11:42:23 am
I Will Pass! 07/10/2008 10:21 am 0  


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