• DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02209.x
Corpus ID: 3163864

Spacing Effects in Learning

@article{Cepeda2008SpacingEI,
  title={Spacing Effects in Learning},
  author={Nicholas J. Cepeda and E. Vul and D. Rohrer and J. Wixted and H. Pashler},
  journal={Psychological Science},
  year={2008},
  volume={19},
  pages={1095 - 1102}
}

• Nicholas J. Cepeda, E. Vul, +2 authors H. Pashler
• Published 2008
• Psychology, Medicine, Engineering
• Psychological Science

To achieve enduring retention, people must usually study information on multiple occasions. How does the timing of study events affect retention? Prior research has examined this issue only in a spotty fashion, usually with very short time intervals. In a study aimed at characterizing spacing effects over significant durations, more than 1,350 individuals were taught a set of facts and—after a gap of up to 3.5 months—given a review. A final test was administered at a further delay of up to 1… Expand

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