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Direct linkVlach, Haley A.; Sandhofer, Catherine M. – Child Development, 2012
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…
Descriptors: Memory, Generalization, Elementary School Students, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedTeyler, Timothy J.; Fountain, Stephen B. – Child Development, 1987
Data suggesting that different brain circuits may underlie different forms of learning and memory are reviewed. Several current theories of learning and memory with respect to hippocampal and other brain circuit involvement are considered. (PCB)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Behavioral Sciences, Biological Sciences, Learning Theories
