How to Study for Exams – Spaced Repetition | Evidence-based revision tips

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Today we’re continuing our series about how to study for exams with scientifically-proven techniques. This video is all about spaced repetition and how to apply it to your own study routine. We talk about some of the evidence behind it, and I share my own tips for how to build your spaced repetition spreadsheet. Enjoy xx

PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO FIRST – [How to study for exams – Evidence-based revision tips – YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukLnPbIffxE)

TIMESTAMPS:

01:05 – Introduction to spaced repetition
01:41 – The forgetting curve
04:40 – Spaced repetition within the same study session
06:41 – Structuring each day of study with spaced repetition in mind
08:37 – Tips for incorporating spaced repetition into your study routine
09:35 – Anki flashcards app
10:03 – Spaced repetition in everyday life

11:39 – Ali’s magical spaced repetition spreadsheet system.
12:40 – The importance of scoping your subject
16:17 – Tips for using the magical SR system
21:09 – Why I don’t like revision timetables
23:23 – Summary + closing remarks

LINKS:

1. [Improving Students’ Learning With Effective Learning Techniques: Promising Directions From Cognitive and Educational Psychology – John Dunlosky, Katherine A. Rawson, Elizabeth J. Marsh, Mitchell J. Nathan, Daniel T. Willingham, 2013](http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1529100612453266)
2. [Spaced retrieval: absolute spacing enhances learning regardless of relative spacing. – PubMed – NCBI](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21574747)
3. [Forgetting curve – Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgetting_curve)
4. [Anki – powerful, intelligent flashcards](https://apps.ankiweb.net)

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