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Research indicates that repetition and distributed practice effectively fires and rewires the brain, thereby strengthening memory and improving learning potential. This approach aims to develop and ...

Four studies compared different means of presenting spelling words to students. The dependent variable for all studies was the youngsters' scores on weekly review tests. Experiments I, II, and III ...

What's the best way to study for a test? A new study says taking practice tests and engaging in distributed practice -- which means sticking to a schedule of spreading out your studying over time -- ...

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In a paired-associate memory task, subjects recalled lists containing critical pairs that were repeated twice at lags of 0, 3, and 8 intervening events. For independent groups, the lists were ...

Founders gathered at the French start-up incubator La Station F, an example of a community of practice. When Neil Armstrong walked on the moon in 1969, he carried a flag from the Explorers Club in ...

The uses of tools in radio that are built around artificial intelligence are evolving rapidly. With that in mind, I checked back in with Erica Dreyer, director of integrated media for NRG Media. Erica ...