Spaced Repetition Overview
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What is Spaced Repetition?
Check out the info-comic on Spaced Repetition and the science behind the whole movement.
Spaced repetition is a method where the subject is asked to remember a certain fact with the time intervals increasing each time the fact is presented or said. Test evidence shows that spaced repetition is valuable in learning new information and recalling information from the past.
How does spaced repetition work?
Put simply, spaced repetition drives the way questions and revision flows using increasing intervals of time between review sessions of previously learned material. This exploits the spacing effect, which refers to the fact that studying the material a second time is more effective when the two study sessions are spaced apart.
Spaced repetition is simple, but highly effective because it deliberately hacks the way our brains work. It forces learning to be effortful, and like muscles, the brain responds to that stimulus by strengthening the connections between nerve cells.
What are the benefits of spaced repetition?
With properly spaced repetition, you increase the intervals of time between learning attempts. Each learning attempt reinforces the neural connections. For example, we learn a list better if we repeatedly study it over a period of time than if we tackle it in one single burst. We're actually more efficient this way.
The Best Spaced Repetition is done in Time Intervals. An example could be as follows:
First repetition: 1 day.
Second repetition: 7 days.
Third repetition: 16 days.
Fourth repetition: 35 days.
Presto operates clever algorithms that do all the work for you. All students have to do is answer the question – Presto does the rest! Every day, or whenever you like, Presto will start your study sessions from where you are at, across as many subjects as you like.
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