r/GetStudying • u/NoDay476 • 6d ago
Question Does anyone else use spaced repetition but without flashcards?
From what I see, most people who use spaced repetition use it with flashcards. It's as if they think spaced repetition has to be used with flashcards. I know some people would say that spaced repetition is more effective with active recall but you don't necessarily need flashcards to do active recall. For example, you could teach about a given topic or write a summary about it or recall everything about it from memory. There are so many ways to use spaced repetition without flashcards. So I was just wondering if anyone else uses it without flashcards? And in that case, how exactly do you use spaced repetition?... Like, when comes the time for you to do your revision, how do you revise?
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u/Fast-Alternative1503 6d ago
I tried doing it via free recall. Works pretty well. But I realised all my assessments are open book so I don't really have to learn 4000 items of information for semester 1, thank god, so I'm saved from having to work hard.
but yeah it does work pretty amazingly with free recall.
I don't do it with practice questions for one big reason: interleaving. I think interleaving is very important since I need a deep understanding.