Retrieval And Spaced Repetition

Retrieval of information

• A challenge to improve the way we learn is finding a way to interrupt the process of forgetting
• In very short order we lose 70 percent of what we’ve just learned, then the last 30 percent or so falls away more slowly
• Retrieval is more effective than constant exposure to the material

Repeated retrieval

Repeated retrieval not only makes memories more durable but produces knowledge that can be retrieved more readily

• Effective retrieval must be repeated in spaced intervals
• The stronger the knowledge about a topic, the more nuanced is the creativity

Against cramming

Cramming brings short term benefits that are useless in the near future

LOK: 3. Knowledge
RL: Make it stick
IDEAS: Learning Recall
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