Covid has complicated how team members learn and develop on the job. We are not physically together, and research (registration required) tells us the social aspects of learning can help us approach ...

In the late 19th century German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus published an influential book exploring memory and learning. Ebbinghaus was the first to chronicle a learning phenomenon which became ...

I passed the fraction test back to my pre-algebra class and an awkward silence filled the room. The 20 students in my class received a wide range of grades, causing a mixture of satisfaction and ...

Even when people learn new knowledge, they easily forget it over time. It's not uncommon to quickly forget what you crammed for an exam, or to be unable to recall a passage you've read countless times ...

The spacing effect is unintuitive. The common misconception is that massed practice is better than spaced practice. In fact it’s the opposite: If you're going to study something twice (or more), you ...

Just as “turnt,” “on fleek,” and “adulting” have become trending words in pop culture, so too has “spaced repetition” become a buzzword in education. Some educators are obsessed with it. Others say it ...

Spaced learning is an educational approach that strategically distributes study sessions over time, helping learners revisit the material at optimal intervals. Rooted in the psychological spacing ...

In this article, I’ll explain exactly why spaced repetition is the secret to overcoming learning loss, and why all educators should incorporate it into their teaching methods. Let’s start with a story ...