Spaced repetition Study Schedule
We've designed a spaced repetition study schedule to help you to plan out your learning using spaced repetition.
We've designed a spaced repetition study schedule to help you to plan out your learning using spaced repetition.
Spaced repetition is a method of reviewing material at systematic intervals. At the beginning of the learning process, the intervals are spaced closely together (for example, one hour; four hours; one day). As the material is reviewed, the intervals become systematically longer (four days; one week; two weeks).
This depends on how long you wish to retain the information for. Dr. Piotr Wozniak researched the optimal amount of time for spacing out review sessions and developed the first computer algorithm for spaced repetition, called SuperMemo.Below are his recommended optimal spaced repetition intervals: 1st repetition: 1 day after the initial learning session, 2nd repetition: 7 days after the initial learning session, 3rd repetition: 16 days after the initial learning session, 4th repetition: 35 days after the initial learning session.
Ideal intervals are as follows: Day 0 (cramming) -> day 1 (first repetition within 24 hours) -> day 3 (second repetition)-> 7-> 21 -> 30 -> 45 -> 60. After several such repetitions, your brain should finally evaluate that it's something worth remembering and puts it into your long-term memory.
Spaced repetition is simple, but highly effective because it deliberately hacks the way your brain works. It forces learning to be effortful, and like muscles, the brain responds to that stimulus by strengthening the connections between nerve cells. German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus studied the forgetting curve and developed spacing to reduce memory fade.