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the largest effect sizes were obtained by interventions that included systematic drill, repetition, practice, and review.

the largest effect sizes were obtained by interventions that included systematic drill, repetition, practice, and review.

Cramming enabled me to pass my degree with a first........ memorising model answers and simply writing them up in the exams!

blind cramming can be useless but cramming with proper understanding can be very very useful.

Having learnt a lot of lines as an actor, learnt a foreign language fluently, and taught a lot of people English as a foreign language, I would tend to disagree with this. Learning words takes endless repetition. It isn’t just a mental activity, but also physical. It is similar to learning a musical instrument. When you learn an instrument, you repeat almost until you have the sensation that your hands or fingers are acting of their own accord. Learning words is a similar experience. This is particularly true when you are training your mouth to pronounce foreign words. However, taking a break and then returning to the activity is also crucial.

I always learn new foreign language vocabulary by saying the word or phrase six times over for each word or phrase. This has worked for my MA in French, for GErman and for Japanese.

Cramming is ok, i find repetition improves things if you have time and if it's done in chunks.

While cramming for exams isn't really a good way to gain understanding, it does work in helping to pass i'm afraid.