Spaced Practice
Similar to retrieval practice, spaced practice has to do with how you remember information. Spaced practice means reviewing materials after some time away from learning it. Spacing studying helps make retrieval more effective.
See below for details or review this downloadable poster.
How to Do It
Start planning early for exams, and set aside a little bit of time every day. Five hours spread out over two weeks is better than the same five hours all at once.
Review information from each class, but not immediately after class.
After you review information from the most recent class, make sure to go back and study important older information to keep it fresh.
Note:
When you sit down to study, make sure you are using effective study strategies rather than just re-reading your class notes.
This may seem difficult and you may forget some information from day to day, but this is actually a good thing! This forces you to retrieve information from memory (see Retrieval Practice poster).
Create small spaces (a few days) and do a little bit over time, so that it adds up!
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