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massed practice

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noun

  1. psychol learning with no intervals or short intervals between successive bouts of learning Compare distributed practice

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Rereading text and massed practice of a skill or new knowledge are by far the preferred study strategies of learners of all stripes, but they’re also among the least productive.

From Time • Aug. 23, 2016

Why is spaced practice more effective than massed practice?

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2014

Interleaving the practice of two or more subjects or skills is also a more potent alternative to massed practice, and here’s a quick example of that.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2014

Learning feels slower from this kind of practice, and you don’t get the rapid improvements and affirmations you’re accustomed to seeing from massed practice.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2014

The rapid gains produced by massed practice are often evident, but the rapid forgetting that follows is not.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2014