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Spaced Practice
Also called: distributed practice, practice less, spacing, spacing effect
Definition
Breaking practice into several short focused sessions (about 20-45 minutes each, spaced 24-48 hours apart) rather than one long block, because rest intervals let consolidation and retrieval-induced potentiation finish, producing roughly twice the long-term retention for the same total time. Each session begins with a 5-minute retrieval review of the previous session's material.