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/** @jsxImportSource https://esm.sh/react */
import { generateLessonHtml } from "https://esm.town/v/petermillspaugh/lessonTemplate";
import { renderToString } from "npm:react-dom/server";
const TITLE = "Spaced repetition";
// TODO: better prompt?
const FILL_BLANK = (
<>
What is a <em>forgetting curve?</em>
</>
);
const CONTENT = (
<>
<h2>Spaced retrieval practice</h2>
<p>
"If learners spread out their study of a topic, returning to it periodically over time, they remember it better.
Similarly, if they interleave the study of different topics, they learn better if they had studied them one at a
time in sequence."
</p>
<p>
The first sentence refers to <em>spaced repetition</em>. The second sentence refers to{" "}
<em>interleaving</em>, which will be covered in more depth in a future lesson.
</p>
<h2>Forgetting curves</h2>
<p>TODO</p>
<h2>Flash cards</h2>
<p>TODO</p>
<h2>Automating spaced repetition with Anki</h2>
<p>TODO</p>
<h2>Crystallized versus fluid knowledge</h2>
<p>TODO</p>
<h2>Mental models</h2>
<p>
"A mental model is a mental representation of some external reality." Fitting new knowledge into an existing
mental model or creating a new mental model that connects to another existing one is key for learning.
</p>
<p>
Placing new knowledge in a larger context aids learning. I've termed this <em>contextualization</em>{" "}
so that I have a label to attach to the concept, although that's not an official term. Same idea as fitting new
learnings into an existing mental model.
</p>
<p>
You can fit new knowledge into an existing mental model, and that connection improves retention. Or you might
create a new mental model that connects to another existing mental model.
</p>
<p>"All new learning requires a foundation of prior knowledge." Learn the fundamentals!</p>
<blockquote>
<em>
"Learning always builds on a store of prior knowledge. We interpret and remember events by building connections
to what we already know. Long-term memory capacity is virtually limitless: the more you know, the more possible
connections you have for adding new knowledge.”"
</em>
</blockquote>
<p>Identifying underlying rules helps solve related but unfamiliar problems later.</p>
<h2>Why memory is important</h2>
<p>
There's a common refrain that rote memorization is not valuable, except maybe in fields like law and medicine
where you need to memorize a high volume of information for ready retrieval on the job. Instead, the argument
goes, we should focus on critical thinking and problem solving. Facts and information are always a quick Google
search away, anyway.
</p>
<p>
<em>Make It Stick</em>{" "}
challenges that idea, building a compelling case that memory is crucial for our reasoning ability.
</p>
<blockquote>
<em>
"Memory plays a central role in our ability to carry out complex cognitive tasks, such as applying knowledge to
problems never before encountered and drawing inferences from facts already known."
</em>
</blockquote>
</>
);
const QUIZ = [
{
question: "",
answer: "",
},
];
export const spacedRepetition = {
title: TITLE,
fillBlank: FILL_BLANK,
quiz: QUIZ,
fetchHtml: (email: string, lesson: number) =>
generateLessonHtml({
email,
lesson,
title: `Lesson ${lesson + 1}: ${TITLE}`,
fillBlank: FILL_BLANK,
content: CONTENT,
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January 20, 2024