Interleaving and Spaced Learning

Why do students learn something and evidence it then a few months later completely forget it? Because they are using working memory to retrieve learning and we tend to assess using working memory retrieval (Block learning).

Our brains are designed to learn and forget what isn't 'important' or immediately useful. Interleaving and Spacing learning methodology helps our brain commit learning to long term memory.

Robert Bjork, Distinguished Research Professor in the UCLA Department of Psychology, shares insights from his work as a renowned expert on human learning. (can watch at 1.5x speed )

The Interleaving Effect: Mixing It Up Boosts LearningStudying related skills or concepts in parallel is a surprisingly effective way to train your brain

Beating the Forgetting Curve with Distributed Practice - eLearning IndustryThe ‘forgetting curve’ and its impact on learning design. Beating the Forgetting Curve with Distributed Practice!

Other Useful Links:

Interleaved Practice: A Secret Enhanced Learning Technique. Blog post by Jake Jenkins
UCLA Learning and Forgetting Lab (Prof Bjork)

The science of memory and forgetting: how to beat "summer brain drain" in your primary schoolSummer brain drain is every primary teacher's too real back to school nightmare. Here's why it happens, how memory and forgetting works for KS1 and KS2 child...

Memorisation, retention and learningHow much do we know about memory, and recall? Are there techniques that classroom teachers can use to help improve memorisation, retention and transfer?

massedversusdistributedpracticewhichisbetter.pdf

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