The interleaving effect generalizes to visual materials, with the largest effects for paintings¶

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q4 i2 Interleaving showed positive effects for all visual stimulus types, with the highest mean effect for paintings (g = 0.67) and a positive effect for naturalistic photographs (g = 0.35). → Brunmair 2019

Evidence¶

Brunmair 2019¶

Brunmair, M., & Richter, T. (2019). Similarity matters: A meta-analysis of interleaved learning and its moderators. Psychological Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000209

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Meta-analytic moderator analysis of effect sizes by type of learning material (k = 238), using multilevel models; material-type differences were significant (QM = 52.64, p < .001). Paintings showed the highest mean effect, naturalistic photographs a smaller positive effect.

"Interleaving had a positive effect in all types of visual stimuli, with the highest mean effect for paintings (g = 0.67, p < .001, 95% CI [0.57, 0.77]) and naturalistic photographs ( g = 0.35, p < .001, 95% CI [0.16, 0.55]."

Discussion¶

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