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Spaced repetition improves learning performance compared with massed practice.
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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that spaced repetition improves learning performance compared with massed practice?
Unclear. Multiple peer-reviewed studies and reviews report that spaced practice yields better learning and retention than massed practice, including a physics module where spaced users scored higher on exams and a vocabulary review finding superior effects for spaced practice. However, each placed source covers only a specific population, subject, or setting, so the evidence supports the claim in part rather than settling it generally.
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Spaced repetition. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced_repetition
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Heidari, K. (n.d.). The Impact of Spaced and Massed Practice on Deliberate Learning of English Opaque Idioms across L2 Proficiency Levels: A Mixed-Methods Research. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.26686/wgtn.27080959
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Rosi-Schumacher, M. & DeGiovanni, J. C. (2022). Using the Lessons of Learning Science to Improve Medical Education in Otolaryngology.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1177/01455613231160509
Effects of spaced retrieval training on semantic memory in Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review.
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S, O., C, W., & J, S. (2014). Effects of spaced retrieval training on semantic memory in Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2013/12-0352)
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Voice, A. & Stirton, A. (2020). Spaced Repetition: towards more effective learning in STEM. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.29311/ndtps.v0i15.3376
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Retrieval practice and spacing effects in multi-session treatment of naming impairment in aphasia. (2019). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2019.07.003
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Spaced Learning Enhances Episodic Memory by Increasing Neural Pattern Similarity Across Repetitions. (2019). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.2741-18.2019
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Melegrito, C. K. L., Baclig, K. G., Balantac, K. M., Guzman, D. A., Vidal, K. K., Peña, L. V. C. D., & Dapiawen, K. J. (2025). Effectiveness of Self-Paced Learning using Mnemonic Devices, Spaced Repetition, and Brain Training on Memory Recall of Senior High School STEM Students. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.70838/pemj.350604
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The Depletion–Power–Integration–Latency (DPIL) model of spaced and massed repetition. (2012). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2012.03.005
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