Distributing learning over time: the spacing effect in children's acquisition and generalization of science concepts.
Distributing learning over time: the spacing effect in children's acquisition and generalization of science concepts.
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随着时间的推移分配学习:儿童习得和概括科学概念的间隔效应。
DOI:
10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01781.x
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Sandhofer,CatherineM
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作者:
Vlach,HaleyA;Sandhofer,CatherineM
The spacing effect describes the robust finding that long‐term learning is promoted when learning events are spaced out in time rather than presented in immediate succession. Studies of the spacing effect have focused on memory processes rather than for other types of learning, such as the acquisition and generalization of new concepts. In this study, early elementary school children (5‐ to 7‐year‐olds;N=36) were presented with science lessons on 1 of 3 schedules: massed, clumped, and spaced. The results revealed that spacing lessons out in time resulted in higher generalization performance for both simple and complex concepts. Spaced learning schedules promote several types of learning, strengthening the implications of the spacing effect for educational practices and curriculum.