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This is generally called a Block Plan[1] and is a great system for some students. Looks like Cornell College offers it, you got my hopes up as I'm a Cornell Uni
by adamweld 8y ago
This is generally called a Block Plan[1] and is a great system for some students. Looks like Cornell College offers it, you got my hopes up as I'm a Cornell University student and juggling five technical courses at a time has heavy context switching penalties. On the other hand, last year taking Linear Algebra and at the same time having to apply it in a signals processing class was a good combo.
[1] http://www.expertadmissions.com/ExpertAdmissionsBlog/tabid/70/PostID/46/Block-Plan-Colleges.aspx http://www.expertadmissions.com/ExpertAdmissionsBlog/tabid/7...
- 0x445442 8y agoYeah, I used to take intersession courses back in my college days where I focused on one course for four weeks. That fit my mode of study way better than taking 4/5 technical courses at the same time. Doing a deep dive on one subject and then moving on was just way better for subject retention in my opinion.
- barry-cotter 8y agoInterleaved study leads to greater retention than blocked study. http://www.indiana.edu/~pcl/2014/01/interleavedblockeddelayed/ http://www.indiana.edu/~pcl/2014/01/interleavedblockeddelaye... https://www.northeastern.edu/learningresearch/interleaved-studying-increases-students-retention-information/ https://www.northeastern.edu/learningresearch/interleaved-st...
- swsieber 8y agoWhat makes you think that it was better? Condensed studying feels easier, but leads to lower long-term retention. Now, there are methods used to help mitigate that, but those can also be used to increase retention of spread out studying too.