E15 - Distributed Practice

Episode 15 of the From the Sidelines podcast, hosted by Engaging Education, titled "E15 - Distributed Practice" was published on February 14, 2024 and runs 18 minutes.

February 14, 2024 ·18m · From the Sidelines

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Summary

Research into memory tells us that the most effective and efficient way to memorise information is to space out blocks of study on particular topics, planning to leave some time in between.

Episode Description

One of the most interesting, but least well known facts about how our brains remember information, is that as human beings we forget 90% of what we have been taught within the first 7 days, unless we go back and do something with that information to enable us to remember it.