Spaced Repetition: Conquer the Forgetting Curve


Want to be SURE the facts you’ve been quizzing on are locked down cold? We’ve got your back. Picmonic’s Spaced Repetition algorithm will intelligently quiz you on the facts you need to review to cement everything into your brain… forever. Science says… Science has affirmed that after we learn something, we forget it over time if there is no attempt to retain it. The forgetting curve represents that we tend to halve our memory of newly learned information in a matter of days unless we consciously review the learned material again. Spaced repetition is a learning technique that incorporates increasing intervals of time between subsequent reviews of previously learned material in order to exploit the psychological spacing effect. The spacing effect is the phenomenon whereby learning is greater when studying is spread out over time, as opposed to studying the same amount of time in a single session. Your voice… Thousands of students from around the world told us that the most significant way in which we could improve Picmonic would be to add in spaced learning. After a year of exploration and months of dedicated efforts, we’re excited to deliver upon your requests! How does it work? Just login to your account and click the bright green   option in the Spaced Repetition tile on your Dashboard or within Browse’s new Recommended section. This will take you to a Quiz of the top 20 suggested facts to review for the day. Don’t see the Spaced Repetition section? That’s probably because…
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