Domain D2
Memory & Learning
Why do some things stay with us while others fade within days?
How memories are formed, strengthened and retrieved — and why the activities that feel most productive while studying are not always the ones that last.
Key claims in this domain
- Established finding
Practising retrieval tends to produce better long-term retention than spending equivalent time restudying.
- Established finding
Spacing practice over time generally improves retention compared with massing it together.
Modules
- Retrieval practiceWhy trying to recall something changes how well you remember it later.Available · draft
- Spaced practiceHow the timing of review shapes what is remembered.In development
- InterleavingMixing problem types, and why it can feel harder while helping learners discriminate.Planned
- Working and long-term memoryHow a limited workspace and a vast store work together.Planned
- Forgetting and reviewWhy forgetting is normal and how review can be planned around it.Planned
- Schema and prior knowledgeWhy what students already know shapes what they can learn next.Planned
- Feedback and memoryHow corrective feedback after recall changes what is retained.Planned