# Testing effect

What is the testing effect? The testing effect is the finding that long-term retention and memory is improved when one tests themselves as opposed to simply reviewing the material. This video defines the testing effect and the difference between active and passive learning.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2016
- Runtime: 4 min
- By: Osmosis
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Testing_effect.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Osmosis
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/52207395?play=1)