Recent research identifies time intervals during which spaced study should occur to maximize memory retention¶

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q2 i? Recent research addresses the time intervals during which spaced study should occur in order to maximize memory retention. → Carpenter 2012

Evidence¶

Carpenter 2012¶

Carpenter, S.K., Cepeda, N.J., Rohrer, D., Kang, S.H.K., & Pashler, H. (2012). Using Spacing to Enhance Diverse Forms of Learning: Review of Recent Research and Implications for Instruction. Educational Psychology Review, 24, 369–378. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-012-9205-z

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The review summarizes "recent research on the time intervals during which spaced study should occur in order to maximize memory retention". The preview text does not print the specific interval findings or optimal values.

"recent research on the time intervals during which spaced study should occur in order to maximize memory retention"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Long-Term Memory — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• The optimal interstudy interval increases as the retention interval increases — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• Research findings show that various types of learning benefit from spaced study, with demonstrations of these benefits in educational settings — a broader claim this one bears on
• Spaced Practice Improves Retention — a broader claim this one bears on
• In continuous recognition memory, the lag function is inverted U-shaped after a short retention interval and monotonically increasing after a long retention interval — related
• Spacing enhances learning across various domains and across the lifespan, with emphasis on applied educational settings — related
• Spaced Retrieval Improves Retention — related
• Retrieval practice improves long-term retention — related
• Spacing out retrieval practice produces better long-term retention than massing it — related
• Retrieval practice enhances learning across domains and the lifespan in applied educational settings — related