Using Spacing to Enhance Diverse Forms of Learning: Review of Recent Research and Implications for Instruction
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A review for teachers: final test performance improves when study sessions are spaced apart rather than massed together. It covers which kinds of learning benefit, demonstrations in real educational settings, and how far apart sessions should be, and ends with recommendations for building spacing into everyday teaching.
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doi.org/10.1007/s10648-012-9205-z · ERIC record EJ977136
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Carpenter, S. K., Cepeda, N. J., Rohrer, D., Kang, S. H. K., & Pashler, H. (2012). Using spacing to enhance diverse forms of learning: Review of recent research and implications for instruction. Educational Psychology Review, 24(3), 369–378. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-012-9205-z
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