Using a Model to Compute the Optimal Schedule of Practice

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-117

  Pavlik Jr , Philip I ^a   Anderson, John R ^b  

^a Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

efficiency; memory; paired associate; practice; spacing effect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; MOTIVATION; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

HUMANS; MEMORY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 47049121748     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-898X.14.2.101     Document Type: Article

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