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Can spaced repetition be used effectively for things beyond languages? This would have been a godsend had I known about it during college.
by xvector 5y ago
Can spaced repetition be used effectively for things beyond languages?
This would have been a godsend had I known about it during college.
- david_allison 5y agoAbsolutely, it's a general concept. To give some examples, it's used heavily in US med schools, and I achieved great academic results using it to study CS in university.
- Buttons840 5y agoI've used it for some math concepts. The memorized concepts give you something to mentally play with, and give anchor points on which you can build more knowledge.
- analog31 5y agoAs I understand, it's used in elementary school math teaching
- tsumnia 5y agoSort of? It depends on the "thing", but spaced repetition is pretty standard for physical activities like martial arts. In essence, you're attending a class that focuses on drilling a particular technique on a regular interval. There isn't much research from sports pedagogy, though I think its more because its just a "known" requirement that doesn't require much new research. However, I would also say that spaced repetition goes beyond simply reviewing Anki flash cards and that there is an element of kinesthetic learning that is necessary to strengthen the learning gains.
- opan 5y agoIt's very useful for studying for the ham radio tests.
- keiferski 5y agoI use it for encyclopedia entries and general glossaries, which I gather from PDFs or just online. There is IMO no better way to learn a topic than to memorize an encyclopedia about it.
- gbear605 5y agoI’ve used it effectively for history classes