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Clear filtersThe Internet is full of myths about the effects of the research by Herman Ebbinghaus, the researcher most often associated with the forgetting curve, and numerous texts and presentations repeat them, …
The ability, or likelihood of remembering something is expressed on a scale from 0 to 100%. Typically, immediately after learning something new, we’re able to recall it with nearly 100% effectiveness.…
Most of the questions below refer to the articles: Good sleep for good learning and SleepChart: Formula for healthy sleep
This article compares polyphasic sleep to regular monophasic sleep, biphasic sleep, as well as to the concept of free-running sleep. The follow-up to this article written in 2010 is available here.
Those who plan to improve their learning skills must be alert against a volley on false claims that are ripe in books and materials devoted to accelerated learning. This short and concise list should …
Dr Piotr A. Wozniak, SuperMemo R&D, SuperMemo World, Poznan, Poland Dr Edward J. Gorzelanczyk, Assistant Professor, University of Bydgoszcz, Poland Dr Janusz A. Murakowski, Assistant Professor, Univer…
This text was derived from P.A.Wozniak, Optimization of learning : Simulation of the learning process conducted along the SuperMemo schedule (1990) and has been updated with revised figures (original …
Question: Do people with higher IQ benefit more from SuperMemo? Answer: People with higher IQ are more likely to find clever uses for SuperMemo and they are usually faster to grasp the principles of t…
J.Kowalski, November 1994, Enter, Poland Translated and updated: September 1996