Why take practice tests? You have likely given your students practice tests at many points in your lessons. Often, you may check in to monitor their progress and ensure they are learning the material. But how often do you assign tests as a way to help your students retrieve information and engage in the process of strengthening their memory? Practice tests can be a useful study tool for improving memory and learning. In fact, any recall activity can be used as a way for student to “test” their memory and determine what they can recall from stored knowledge in their minds. This continued practice can be an important way to improve memory and recall, and incorporating it into your lessons is another tool for you to support student understanding and improve performance in your classroom.