Plastic surgery educators propose spaced repetition decks for trainee exam prep
A conceptual review argues that flashcard-based spaced repetition could help plastic surgery residents retain broad surgical knowledge.
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Anki helps medical students most when they use it consistently
A study of graduate-entry medical students found no overall exam advantage for casual Anki users — but students who used it consistently and extensively performed significantly better.
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Peer-led workshops pushed medical students toward active recall and Anki
A German “Study Smart” program found that students who attended peer-led workshops were more likely to adopt active recall and shared Anki decks.
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Anki use linked to higher scores on medical school exams
A cohort study found that medical students who used Anki scored higher on exams on average, even after accounting for prior test performance.
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The Breakfast Club: one hour of active retrieval improved resident learning scores
A small emergency medicine residency study suggests that even a single structured session using retrieval practice and explanatory questioning may improve both short- and longer-term test performance.
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A board-game flashcard session nudged musculoskeletal scores in medical students
RheumQuest paired competitive gameplay with clinical Q&A cards; knowledge scores rose modestly and confidence improved in a one-hour clerkship session.
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A reinforcement-learning knowledge tracer beat standard baselines on ASSISTments
A 2026 Sensors paper reports that DRAKT, which combines reinforcement learning with a forgetting curve, predicted student performance better than common baselines.
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Judgments about your own learning help memory most when studying is passive
Three experiments suggest that predicting how well you will remember something can improve memory — but the benefit shrinks when learners already use effortful strategies like spaced repetition or reading aloud.
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Testing-effect research is growing — but not for every learner
A review of nearly 24,000 scientific papers suggests retrieval-practice research still pays limited attention to neurodivergent learners and learning disabilities.
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An internship curriculum built around retrieval practice and spaced repetition reported better engagement
Saudi medical interns took modules on brain-friendly study habits; surveys showed higher engagement, lower reported stress, and improved workplace assessments.
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ChatGPT under teacher supervision helped medical students learn better
Students in an Indian medical college improved their exam performance after combining retrieval practice with supervised ChatGPT use.
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Researchers catalogued 48 ways medical Anki cards differ — and why that matters
The DEAME framework gives educators and students a shared vocabulary for electronic flashcard design after analyzing 1,300 cards from popular medical Anki decks.
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More flashcard rounds make retrieval practice outperform rereading even more
A vocabulary-learning study suggests the advantage of active recall over passive rereading becomes stronger as learners complete more rounds of retrieval practice.
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Most first-year medical students use Anki daily — often while eating or exercising
A survey of 74% of one U.S. medical class found heavy reliance on pre-made decks, fill-in-the-blank cards, and multitasking during Anki sessions.
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Daily text-message quizzes did not improve residents’ exam scores in a large U.S. study
Nearly 300 pediatric residents received one practice question per day for a year — but most barely engaged, and exam scores did not meaningfully change.
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Retrieval practice works even in preschool — if children experience enough success first
Experiments with five- and six-year-olds suggest young children benefit from retrieval practice when learning is structured around frequent early success.
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One day or one week between practice sessions? A simulator study found little difference
Medical students training on a laparoscopy simulator reached proficiency in similar time whether sessions were spaced by 1–2 days or nearly a week.