Talk:Spacing effect

message: I suggest that the first sentence exclude "animals (including humans)". The target audience for the spacing effect is humans and does not need to be explicitly stated.
It might be better to say, "The spacing effect is the phenomenon that when repeatedly learning information spaced out over a period of time makes learned items easier to remember." Jh470 (talk) 15:21, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  Does this make sense? "Long term memory of information can be improved by spaced learning contributing to the spacing effect."Jh470 (talk) 17:01, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: The first sentence is still somewhat awkward. I would suggest reworking it by avoiding partial use of the defined term in the original definition. I also believe there may be a grammatical issue (excluding "when" might help).
I might propose an alternative option: "The spacing effect is the increased likelihood of remembering something when the information is reviewed repeatedly over an extended period of time." Redmach197 (talk) 13:16, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggest rephrase of spacing effect definition 

message: The distributed practice page is very similar to this page, with many overlapping paragraphs. At the very least, distributed practice should be linked at the bottom of the page in "see also." I'd also like to mention that spaced effects can be evaluated by lag effects, which varies on how long the spacing is in between learning sessions. Longer lag yields better long-term memory, while short term lag is no more effective than massed practice.
Samliu365 (talk) 01:48, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Definitely include distributed practice in "see also." That is a great idea. Where are you suggesting to put the discussion lag effect? There is a mention of lag in the semantic priming section, but no direct mention of the lag effect, which is an important aspect of spacing effect. At the very least, there should be an explanation of what "lag" means in the context of this topic, before the sentence "short-term repetition-priming effects for nonwords are reduces when the lag between prime and target trials is reduced from zero to six." This language is much too technical when there is no definition of "lag" included. KieraMolloy18 (talk) 19:39, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference to distributed practice 

message: Kornell and Bjork(2008) study on Learning Concepts and categories shows that in inductive learning - learning from observing examplars - spaced practice was more effective than massed practice. Participants were asked to judge a number of paintings and identify the artist based on certain artist's painting characteristics. Massed study feels easier and more fluent, yet the difficulties presented to the participants were desirable difficulties that resulted in better learning. 
Another study (Bude, Imbos, Van de Wiel, Berger 2011) comparing a statistics course taught at Maastricht University over 6 months and 8 weeks showed a distinct advantage when material was spaced over 6 months. 
I found this helpful source of information http://www.indiana.edu/~pcl/rgoldsto/courses/dunloskyimprovinglearning.pdf
Samliu365 (talk) 02:17, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it would definitely be helpful to include a discussion of some studies related to the spacing effect, and the ones you found would all be great.  However, since primary sources are unable to be used because of potential biases the experimenters might have, it would be a good idea to use secondary sources like reviews of the studies or textbooks, rather than the studies themselves.  Darcy.watts (talk) 17:12, 16 April 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with the above comments. I would also suggest looking for journals that have information regarding spaced practice versus massed practice. Even books may be a good place to look, such as Make it Stick, since it has a lot of information on that topic as well as being a reliable source. That way you will be less likely to run into trouble. I also suggest maybe expanding on how it is more effective. For example, explaining how a desirable difficulty will help rather than only explaining the result.Jh470 (talk) 01:25, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Introduce a couple related studies 

message: Citations throughout the article are used in several different formats, making it a bit challenging to find the original source for the reader. The article would benefit from using Wikipedia's built-in tools that would direct readers to specific sources immediately with links. The semantic priming section includes interesting information, but it is challenging to read and inaccessible for individuals with little or no familiarity with the concepts presented there. It would be useful for this section to have more simplified language. SofiaM80 (talk) 04:04, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestions 

message: Hi all. Having looked at the previous suggestion about merging with distributed practice I think the discussion needs to be restarted as spaced repetition is also a page that repeats the same information. Fields of research use different terms, which is why distributed practice isn't seen much in teaching literatures, and the same can be said for the spacing effect or spaced repetition in sport coaching literature. The essence of the 3 terms are the same, with extremely similar background theory, and practical application. I don't see a need to have 3 separate articles but am open to thoughts. DannyHatcher (talk) 19:51, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge conversation