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distributed practice

British

noun

psychol learning with reasonably long intervals between separate occasions of learning Compare massed practice

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“Our system employs a symbiotic collection of highly effective pedagogical techniques such as distributed practice, layering and mixed review.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2022

However the best strategy is to plan ahead and not do all your revision on one subject in a block before moving on to the next - a technique called "distributed practice".

From BBC • May 18, 2013

When they're going to be taking advanced classes in the subject, they are going to build on the knowledge they're developing, so I highly recommend distributed practice.

From BBC • May 18, 2013

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