Revisiting knowledge to improve recall

By Damian Benney2019-02-27T12:13:00

Illustration of female student revisiting earlier chapter in book and removing a cobweb from the pages, with other students sat behind her

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How to help pupils build long-term memory

How can we make sure that the students truly learn, rather than merely experience the curriculum? A big answer to this question can be found in revisiting knowledge after a gap. This is called spacing.

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