Spacing effect. An effective learning method

Herman Ebbinghaus, a German psychologist is credited for the pioneering work done in the field of memory and learning.

This blog article by Shane Parrish introduces the spacing effect, an effective learning method discovered by Ebbinghaus. A Khan Academy video will take you through the same concept in 11 minutes.

It’s indeed a useful piece of skill to master, especially if you are in the teaching field (and, of course if you have children).