Conclusions

• What leads to enhanced performance in exams?

  Studying and testing in the same environment
• Why do students perform better with minimal background noise during study?

  It supports context dependent memory
• How does studying without background noise affect exam performance?

  It prepares students for the testing environment
• What does the study show about context dependent effects?

  They apply to newly learned information in tests
• What types of tests were used in the study?

  Short answer test and multiple-choice test