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Time and pace learning is the distribution of time across many sessions.
According to a 1987 study of the retention of Spanish vocabulary
words over an eight year period (conducted by Harry Bahrick and
Elizabeth Phelps) they found that their students learned better if they
distributed their learning over a number of sessions, rather then by
learning all in one session, also known as massed learning.
Example of Pace Learning
Suppose that you had 400 vocabulary words to memorize and you only
had four hours in which to study them. There are a number of ways to
approach studying these words but which would be the best?
1.
You could study each word for one minute until each of the words
has been reviewed. This is known as massed learning. Or,
2.
You could study each of the 400 words for 15 seconds during 4
sessions over a few days. This is known as distributed learning.
Studies have shown that distributed learning is a far more effective
technique!
By combining the benefits of time and pace learning, and by
reviewing your material periodically, your ability to retain
remembering abilities will soar. The benefits of these two systems can
be shown graphically below:
By reviewing new material periodically and staggering the learning of
new material over multiple sessions, you will be
increasing your
learning and retention up to 800%. If this sounds almost unbelievable,
put the system to use and find out for yourself. Further chapters will
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