Spacing

Memory Formation

Principle in Action

Brainscape is a digital adaptive flashcard platform. It spaces out study sessions with each session limited to 10 flashcards to prevent overwhelming learners with large content sets. Flashcards are repeated at personalized intervals based on the learner’s self-rated confidence. The system also counteracts potential mastery overestimation by strategically spacing repetitions. By prompting review of challenging flashcards, it helps learners consolidate knowledge and build long-term memory.

Brainscape

Study sessions are spaced out with a limited number of flashcards per session

Flashcards are repeated at personalized intervals based on the learner's self-rated confidence

Strategic spacing of repetitions by the system helps prevent overconfidence and builds long-term memory

Study sessions are spaced out with a limited number of flashcards per session

Discuss in your team

When do learners get opportunities to practice skills in your product?

How often do you want your learners to practice key skills?

How many times will they be exposed to each key skill?

How much time will it require for learners to complete practicing?

How can you incentivize learners to space out their studying effectively over time?

Principle Definition

Leave some time in between study/practice sessions to consolidate learning. Learning works better when you spread out your practice over time instead of doing everything at once. The result is generally only seen on a delayed test.

Spacing

Memory Formation

Principle Definition

Leave some time in between study/practice sessions to consolidate learning. Learning works better when you spread out your practice over time instead of doing everything at once. The result is generally only seen on a delayed test.

Relevant Principles

Relevant Principles

Principle in Action

Brainscape

Brainscape is a digital adaptive flashcard platform. It spaces out study sessions with each session limited to 10 flashcards to prevent overwhelming learners with large content sets. Flashcards are repeated at personalized intervals based on the learner’s self-rated confidence. The system also counteracts potential mastery overestimation by strategically spacing repetitions. By prompting review of challenging flashcards, it helps learners consolidate knowledge and build long-term memory.

Study sessions are spaced out with a limited number of flashcards per session

Flashcards are repeated at personalized intervals based on the learner's self-rated confidence

Strategic spacing of repetitions by the system helps prevent overconfidence and builds long-term memory

Discuss in your team

When do learners get opportunities to practice skills in your product?

How often do you want your learners to practice key skills?

How many times will they be exposed to each key skill?

How much time will it require for learners to complete practicing?

How can you incentivize learners to space out their studying effectively over time?