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'''<span id="spacing_effect">spacing effect</span>''' - the property of memory which makes us remember things better if they are repeated in a spaced manner rather than condensed or cumulative manner (e.g. 7 x 10 min learning daily as opposed to 70 min on the weekend). '''Spacing effect''' is the basis of [[ | '''<span id="spacing_effect">spacing effect</span>''' - the property of memory which makes us remember things better if they are repeated in a spaced manner rather than condensed or cumulative manner (e.g. 7 x 10 min learning daily as opposed to 70 min on the weekend). '''Spacing effect''' is the basis of [[Glossary:Spaced_repetition|'''spaced repetition''']] in learning. [[Glossary:SuperMemo|'''SuperMemo''']] uses the '''spacing effect''' by trying to keep intervals as long as possible before forgetting increases beyond a selected threshold called the [[Glossary:Forgetting_index|'''forgetting index''']] | ||
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spacing effect - the property of memory which makes us remember things better if they are repeated in a spaced manner rather than condensed or cumulative manner (e.g. 7 x 10 min learning daily as opposed to 70 min on the weekend). Spacing effect is the basis of spaced repetition in learning. SuperMemo uses the spacing effect by trying to keep intervals as long as possible before forgetting increases beyond a selected threshold called the forgetting index