http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091210125928.htm
>From the article: "My research found that this happens because there is an illusion about how much a person is actually learning while they are self- testing," said Karpicke, who is a cognitive psychologist and memory expert. The illusion takes root when students feel answers come to them easily as they practice testing. For example, students using flashcards to study may eliminate certain cards when they believe they know that material well. "This is called retrieval fluency," he said. "If you practiced recalling information even a few more times, it would produce big gains in learning and long-term retention. The reason people don't keep testing themselves is because they are tricked by retrieval fluency. The answer comes to mind so easily the first time that they think they know it and drop the card from further self-testing. But this is not a recipe for good long-term learning." Hope this helps validate the project, or maybe modify the algorithm..? Love, p985ucta;oe54t498ut
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