On 5 December 2012 06:37, pharmtech <[email protected]> wrote: > On the one hand, the algorithm is > the most efficient way to memorize something over a long period of > time, where you can afford to forget, and recover the memory over > periods of days or weeks. But, in the real world, people need to > acquire bullet proof memory for an exam in 6 weeks. >
I'd still expect spaced tests to produce significantly better results over a 6 week period, and of course would allow a much greater amount of information to be learned since it's far more time-efficient than cramming. The question of what time period is suited towards cramming rather than SRS is certainly interesting, though - i.e. if there's a test next week, is it better to cram now or SRS the material? Most of the studies I've heard about have shown that cramming is inferior in almost every case, although students who cram tend to spend more hours studying, which is of course a useful thing in itself. Oisín -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
