{"id":14,"date":"2016-03-14T13:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=14"},"modified":"2019-09-05T19:52:09","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T18:52:09","slug":"how-often-should-i-test-my-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/how-often-should-i-test-my-french\/","title":{"rendered":"How often should I test my French?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2013\/05\/clipboard-test.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23 alignleft\" alt=\"clipboard test\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2013\/05\/clipboard-test-271x300.jpg\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2013\/05\/clipboard-test-271x300.jpg 271w, \/files\/french\/blog\/2013\/05\/clipboard-test-145x160.jpg 145w, \/files\/french\/blog\/2013\/05\/clipboard-test-72x80.jpg 72w, \/files\/french\/blog\/2013\/05\/clipboard-test.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever wondered about the optimum frequency of taking French tests? It&#8217;s a very interesting question.<\/p>\n<p>The short answer is as often as possible. Yes, even daily, if you can get access <a href=\"\">good French tests<\/a>. Testing is most effective just after you&#8217;ve learned something new.<\/p>\n<p>Research published in the Journal of Educational Psychology<sup>[<a href=\"#footnote-1\">1<\/a>]<\/sup> shows that students who took regular low-stakes quizzes performed 15% to 25% better in exams than those who didn&#8217;t. Several test types and timings were experimented with and &#8220;review quizzes&#8221; achieved the highest performance benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, a good test does more than just help you review:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It confirms <strong>what you know<\/strong> and reinforces your knowledge.<\/li>\n<li>It identifies areas you <strong>don&#8217;t know<\/strong> so that you know what to study next<\/li>\n<li>Most importantly, it pinpoints things you <strong>think you know<\/strong> but in fact are getting wrong.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This last point has a unique aspect in language learning.&nbsp;Everyone has mislearned something or other at some point, but unlike in other disciplines, it&#8217;s highly likely you are unknowingly making some <a href=\"\/learn\/grammar\/french-transference-errors\">transference errors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A good French test will identify transference errors that you are almost certainly unaware you\u2019re making. 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