Name
Abstract | ||
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Flashcards are a popular study tool for exploiting the spacing effect -- the phenomenon in which periodic, spaced review of educational content improves long-term retention. The Leitner system is a simple heuristic algorithm for scheduling reviews such that forgotten items are reviewed more frequently than recalled items. We propose a formalization of the Leitner system as a queueing network model, and formulate optimal review scheduling as a throughput-maximization problem. Through simulations and theoretical analysis, we find that the Leitner Queue Network (LQN) model has desirable properties and gives insight into general principles for spaced repetition. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2016 | 10.1145/2876034.2893436 | L@S |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
Spaced Repetition, Flashcard Scheduling | Spacing effect,Spaced repetition,Heuristic (computer science),Scheduling (computing),Computer science,Queue,Queueing network models,Theoretical computer science,Multimedia,Periodic graph (geometry),Educational content,Distributed computing | Conference |
Citations | PageRank | References |
0 | 0.34 | 1 |
Authors | ||
3 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siddharth Reddy | 1 | 7 | 1.16 |
| Igor Labutov | 2 | 134 | 12.68 |
| Siddhartha Banerjee | 3 | 185 | 22.85 |