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EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW
Volume 24, Issue 3, Pages 369-378Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-012-9205-z
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Memory; Distributed practice; Spacing
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Every day, students and instructors are faced with the decision of when to study information. The timing of study, and how it affects memory retention, has been explored for many years in research on human learning. This research has shown that performance on final tests of learning is improved if multiple study sessions are separated-i.e., spaced apart-in time rather than massed in immediate succession. In this article, we review research findings of the types of learning that benefit from spaced study, demonstrations of these benefits in educational settings, and recent research on the time intervals during which spaced study should occur in order to maximize memory retention. We conclude with a list of recommendations on how spacing might be incorporated into everyday instruction.
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