Event Title
How to Space Out Your Studying to Study Less and Get Better Grades
Location
Diamond 242
Start Date
30-4-2015 1:00 PM
End Date
30-4-2015 2:25 PM
Project Type
Presentation
Description
There are many different techniques to study and ways you can organize your studying, but one of the most successful is spacing out your studying. When you are practicing for a musical concert or an athletic competition, do you stay up late the night before getting as much practice in as you can? Why should it be any different in academics? Both are mediated by learning mechanisms which have continuously shown that across all tasks, ages, and even species, spacing promotes better memory. Everyone spaces somewhat, but what is the optimal amount of spacing when studying for a test? And how does this all work? Sit back and let cognitive psychology give you an answer.
Faculty Sponsor
Jen Coane
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. Psychology Dept.
CLAS Field of Study
Social Sciences
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
1074
How to Space Out Your Studying to Study Less and Get Better Grades
Diamond 242
There are many different techniques to study and ways you can organize your studying, but one of the most successful is spacing out your studying. When you are practicing for a musical concert or an athletic competition, do you stay up late the night before getting as much practice in as you can? Why should it be any different in academics? Both are mediated by learning mechanisms which have continuously shown that across all tasks, ages, and even species, spacing promotes better memory. Everyone spaces somewhat, but what is the optimal amount of spacing when studying for a test? And how does this all work? Sit back and let cognitive psychology give you an answer.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/356