Spaced Repetition is one of the most effective forms of learning. It works particularly well with microlearning as information is broken down into small, easily-digestible microlessons that are easy to repeat. It also works well with mobile learning – eLearning that takes place on a mobile device – because smartphones are ubiquitous and always to hand plus they use software which remembers which questions the learner got right. This means that only core topics that a learner has struggled with get repeated. So what is the best spaced repetition schedule?
What is a spaced repetition schedule?
A spaced repetition schedule dictates how frequently lessons should be re-taken in order to boost retention and embed knowledge. It governs the duration of the increasing gaps used by the spaced repetition learning methodology that counters the forgetting curve as described by Hermann Ebbinghaus in 1885. Popular schedules include SuperMemo SM-2 and Mnemosyne. Without a sophisticated spaced repetition schedule, recall easily diminishes over time.
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