Material learned with the expectation of delayed reproduction is retained better than material learned for near-term reproduction¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 1912 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Stories and other memory materials are retained better when subjects expect to reproduce them after a considerable interval (four weeks) than when they expect reproduction within a short time (the next day). → Peters 1912

Evidence¶

Peters 1912¶

Peters, W. (1912). Pedagogy at the Berlin Psychological Congress. The Journal of Educational Psychology, 3, 452-457. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Pedagogy+at+the+Berlin+Psychological+Congress

q2 · i? · causal · r?

Experimental series reported at the congress by Aall of Christiania: in one series subjects expected questioning the next day, in another after four weeks; both were tested at four weeks, and "The material learned with the expectation of delayed reproduction was rendered more accurately."

"Aall of Christiania found that stories and other memory materials are retained better if the subject is told beforehand that he will be required after the lapse of a considerable interval to reproduce what he has learned than if he is told that the reproduction will be called for within a short time."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Motivation — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Spaced Practice Improves Retention — related
• Learners Misjudge Spacing Benefits — related