Darker cells mean a higher score for this topic on that metric.
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Spaced repetition: What is this, in one honest paragraph?
A schedule that asks for a retrieval just before you would have forgotten, then lengthens the gap after a success.
Spaced repetition: What does the evidence actually say?
Ebbinghaus showed savings on relearning; Cepeda et al. found expanding gaps beat cramming for delayed tests; Leitner and SuperMemo turned the idea into boxes and algorithms.
Spaced repetition: How does it help a high-stakes exam?
It fits listing, definition and formula items that return on later papers. It does not grade a proof you have never written.
Spaced repetition: How fast is a first honest gain?
A first honest lift is often two to three weeks of daily reviews, not the first night of card-making.
Spaced repetition: What do beginners usually break?
They write encyclopedic cards, never fail a card, or pause the deck for a week and then blame the algorithm.
Spaced repetition: Which tools are enough to start?
A deck, a daily time box, and a rule that one card holds one fact. Paper Leitner boxes work if you actually move the cards.
Spaced repetition — a stack you can actually keep. Any queue that shows due atomic cards is enough; the metric is mature retrieval on time.
Scores here are relative ranks inside this atlas, not lab grades or official cut scores.
Stack
- public outline Source of truth — atomic cards is built from public outline, not from a leaked paper.
- Due queue Daily engine — A list of due atomic cards is enough. Fancy charts are optional.
- Leech / repair log Weekly clinic — Write down atomic cards that failed twice and split it the same week.
- Timer Protects sleep — A time box around atomic cards stops the pile from eating the night.
- Closed notebook True test — Dump the week's names before you flip atomic cards.
Analog
- Shoebox + dividers — A physical queue of atomic cards if you distrust screens at midnight.
- Wall calendar — Circle review days for atomic cards in ink. Crude spacing still beats hope.
- Voice memo — Record a closed-book dump of atomic cards on a walk, then check misses.
- One-page list — Chronic atomic cards fails live here, not in an infinite queue.
Metrics
- Due minutes — Weekday due atomic cards should fit a chosen box. Growth without a cap is a smell.
- Repair count — Count how many atomic cards you split this week. Zero splits plus many fails is denial.
- Mature retrieval — The win is atomic cards recalled on time, not cards created at midnight.
- Outline coverage — Percent of public outline that has at least one honest atomic cards.
Educational atlas — not an official syllabus, medical advice, or leaked item bank. Spaced repetition: Keep the public outline in view and treat this page as method, not a leaked key.
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