Concept information
Preferred term
distributed practice effect
Definition
- A memory phenomenon observed when memory is better for items learned with distributed practice than with massed practice.
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Scope note
- The distributed practice effect suggests that learning a material over several short sessions is more effective than over a single long session.
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Cepeda, N. J., Pashler, H., Vul, E., Wixted, J. T., & Rohrer, D. (2006). Distributed practice in verbal recall tasks : A review and quantitative synthesis. Psychological Bulletin, 132(3), 354‑380. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.132.3.354
• Document type: meta-analysis
• Access: closed
- • Gerbier, É., & Koenig, O. (2015). Comment les intervalles temporels entre les répétitions d’une information en influencent-ils la mémorisation ? Revue théorique des effets de pratique distribuée. L’Année Psychologique, 115(3), 435–462. https://doi.org/10.4074/S0003503315000159
• Document type: literature review
• Access: open
- • Gerbier, É., & Koenig, O. (2015). Comment les intervalles temporels entre les répétitions d’une information en influencent-ils la mémorisation ? Revue théorique des effets de pratique distribuée. L’Année Psychologique, 115(3), 435–462. https://doi.org/10.4074/S0003503315000159
Creator
- Frank Arnould
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-TLZ79HM8-X
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