In 1913, Ebbinghaus demonstrated that spacing learning out over time creates much more efficient learning than cramming a learning task into a single intense session. Now, a new discovery has been ...

Just as “turnt,” “on fleek,” and “adulting” have become trending words in pop culture, so too has “spaced repetition” become a buzzword in education. Some educators are obsessed with it. Others say it ...

Most teachers who work in education today have studied — or at least are familiar with — VARK, a learning theory first introduced by Neil Fleming in 1987. VARK suggests that students can best ...

In an age where information overload is the norm, students often struggle to retain what they study. While cramming might work for a quick test, it fails when long-term memory is needed. That’s where ...

Cramming all the learning into one night before the exam usually doesn’t work. You memorize things a lot better if you learn them repeatedly, over multiple sessions. What’s interesting is that this is ...

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