These are the people from the scheduler experiment I was talking about. Peter
On 26 February 2016 22:33:41 CET, Gwern Branwen <[email protected]> wrote: >"Unbounded Human Learning: Optimal Scheduling for Spaced Repetition", >Reddy et al 2016 http://arxiv.org/pdf/1602.07032.pdf > >> In the study of human learning, there is broad evidence that our >ability to retain a piece of information improves with repeated >exposure, and that it decays with delay since the last exposure. This >plays a crucial role in the design of educational software, leading to >a trade-off between teaching new material and reviewing what has >already been taught. A common way to balance this trade-off is via >spaced repetition - using periodic review of content to improve >long-term retention. Though widely used in practice, there is little >formal understanding of the design of these systems. This paper >addresses this gap. First, we mine log data from a spaced repetition >system [Mnemosyne] to establish the functional dependence of retention >on reinforcement and delay. Second, based on this memory model, we >develop a mathematical framework for spaced repetition systems using a >queueing-network approach. This model formalizes the popular Leitner >Heuristic for spaced repetition, providing the first rigorous and >computationally tractable means of optimizing the review schedule. >Finally, we empirically confirm the validity of our formal model via a >Mechanical Turk experiment. In particular, we verify a key qualitative >insight and prediction of our model - the existence of a sharp phase >transition in learning outcomes upon increasing the rate of new item >introduction > >-- >gwern >http://www.gwern.net > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >an email to [email protected]. >To post to this group, send email to >[email protected]. >To view this discussion on the web visit >https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mnemosyne-proj-users/CAMwO0gydSvP3jB8XWKcMuu4_kMdPyb_-KWEOdHz1nADLAfR%3D4w%40mail.gmail.com. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mnemosyne-proj-users/69813B42-3CFC-4613-9576-A63874D14D15%40UGent.be. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
