First review
Review new flashcards the same day you make them. This locks in the initial memory before it starts to fade.
Same-day review
STUDY GUIDE
Spaced Repetition: A Study Guide
How the spacing effect works and how to schedule your reviews so you actually remember what you learn.
THE FORGETTING CURVE
You forget most of what you learn
Within 24 hours, you forget about 70% of new information. Within a week, it's mostly gone. This is the forgetting curve — and it's why cramming the night before an exam doesn't work.
The fix: review material at increasing intervals. Each review resets the forgetting curve, and the memory lasts longer each time. That's spaced repetition.
HOW TO SCHEDULE REVIEWS
A simple schedule that works
Second review
Review again after 3 days. Cards you remember easily move to a longer interval. Cards you struggled with come up sooner.
Adaptive intervals
Longer intervals
Well-learned cards show up after 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month. The gaps grow, but your memory gets stronger with each successful review.
Growing gaps
USE IT IN CRAMIO
Spaced repetition built in
Cramio's flashcard system tracks which cards you know and which you don't. Review what you're about to forget — not what you already know.
Read the flashcard guide Generate flashcards in Cramio STUDY WITH SPACED REPETITION
Open Cramio and start reviewing
Make flashcards, let Cramio schedule your reviews, and remember more of what you learn.
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