Making Learning Memorable: Distributed Practice and Long-Term Retention by Special Needs Students.

Crawford, S. A. S.; Baine, D.

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ERIC Number: EJ468785

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Publication Date: 1992

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Making Learning Memorable: Distributed Practice and Long-Term Retention by Special Needs Students.

Crawford, S. A. S.; Baine, D.

Canadian Journal of Special Education, v8 n2 p118-28 1992

This paper considers reasons why distributed practice is relatively little used as a method for increasing long-term retention with special needs students and proposes an instructional strategy in which intervals between practice are scheduled according to a student's mastery of the material. (DB)

Descriptors: Drills (Practice), Educational Psychology, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Strategies, Memory, Special Needs Students, Teaching Methods, Time Factors (Learning)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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