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Cramming Antidote: How Spacing Out and Circling Back to Concepts Over Time May Help Knowledge Retention

Thu, June 1, 3:30 to 4:30pm, Virtual, TBA

Abstract

It is commonly believed that cramming techniques, which are popular among students, do not lead to long-term learning and is ineffective (Spacing Effect). One response to counter the practice of cramming is spaced learning and the effect that spacing out and circling back to concepts over time can have on knowledge retention.
Pulling evidence from publications on this topic, the study will culminate in a poster session exploring the following questions.
A. What are some of the research findings that support or detract from the belief that cramming is ineffective?
B. What, if any, are some proven knowledge retention benefits of spaced learning and circling back to concepts over time?
C. If there are proven knowledge retention benefits to spaced learning and circling back to concepts over time, how might accounting courses be structured to reap those benefits?

Citation
Spacing Effect. (n.d.). The Decision Lab. Retrieved February 14, 2023, from https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/spacing-effect

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