Why is distributed practice more effective

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See also The New Theory of Disuse. Benjamin, A. What makes distributed practice effective? Cognitive Psychology, 61, Parents , Students , Teachers. Students , Teachers. Why is distributed practice more effective than massed practice?

Chan Moruzi Parents , research , Students , Teachers Everyone forgets Soon after we learn something, our memory for that information begins to decay. Forgetting curve Although the forgetting curve above provides a simple explanation of what happens to memory over time, it does not provide an adequate explanation as to the cognitive mechanisms that underly the spacing effect. Contextual Variability Contextual variability refers to the fact that when a memory is encoded, many contextual features, both external and internal in which the event occurred is also encoded.

Study-phase Retrieval The study-phase retrieval hypothesis for the spacing effect is based on the idea that the act of revisiting the material being learned results in retrieval of the original memory trace.

Illustrating the Spacing Effect in the Lab How can distributed practice be used in the classroom? Parents , Students , Teachers Where to study: Does environment matter? Students , Teachers How can students use dual coding? It is important to note that distributed practice must include practice , not just rereading or reviewing notes.

Research shows that practice is far more effective at helping students to remember what they have learned. This is why this form of practice is both an evidence-based and a high-impact teaching strategy.

So we know that distributing practice sessions over time helps students to remember more. But how should you go about using this knowledge in your classroom? You need to consider how long you want your students to remember what you have taught them. Ideally, you want them to learn things forever.

But I am talking about how long before they are formally assessed. Continuing the above example, finding the volume of a prism may be part of a 3-week Mathematics unit on Measurement. If you introduced it at the start of the unit, you would want students to remember how to do it for at least 20 days.

So a better distribution of practice sessions would be as follows. Same Thing. Spread Over Time. Sadly, massed practice is still far more prevalent than distributed practice in schools. Shaun Killian me is an experienced and passionate teacher, as well as a past school principal.

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