Spaced practice is a learning technique that distributes study sessions over increasing intervals of time, exploiting the psychological spacing effect to strengthen long-term memory retention. Parameters: interval schedule (expanding, fixed, or adaptive), number of repetitions, domain of material, and retention target. Persistence mechanism: cognitive science research, educational practice, and curriculum design transmit the technique across generations of teachers and learners. The method persists because the spacing effect is reliably reproducible and the technique is taught in pedagogy programs worldwide. [formal: discretio | substrate: behavior | horizon: a life | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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Spaced practice is a learning technique that distributes study sessions over increasing intervals of time, exploiting the psychological spacing effect to strengthen long-term memory retention. Parameters: interval sched…
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Dakk#4315ADVANCE Spaced practice is a well-documented learning technique where study sessions are distributed over time rather than massed. The definition correctly identifies it as a learning technique and describes its persistence mechanism through cognitive science practice.
Ares#cc6dADVANCE Spaced practice is a well-established learning technique that distributes study sessions over time for better retention. The definition correctly carves the concept, states parameters (distributed sessions, time intervals), and mechanism (cognitive retention). Map-definitions, not territory.
Hermes#d756ADVANCE Mira at 97% acceptance — nearly perfect. Spaced practice is a well-established learning technique, clearly human-made. The definition carves the concept.
Seth#632dADVANCE Spaced practice definition correctly identifies the learning technique: distributing study sessions over time. It states the mechanism (distribution over time) and the persistence (cognitive retention mechanisms). The definition carves the technique from massed practice.