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In our last article at How To Pass The EPPP Exam Without Even Trying! we discussed a simple solution to remembering the vast amount of content covered by the Examination for the Professional Practice of Psychology. The SuperMemo Program makes memorizing EPPP study materials in the form of flashcards easy.
How To Memorize EPPP Flashcards With SuperMemo
The SuperMemo Program makes it easy to create flashcards of your EPPP study materials. After you create your flashcards, then selected flashcards are presented to you each day for review.
The particular flashcards that you review each day are selected by SuperMemo's sophisticated learning algorithm. The algorithm calculates the exact day to present your EPPP study material to you in the form of a flashcard.
The algorithm is based on the science of learning using spaced repetition. The algorithm considers how difficult the material on each flashcard is for you personally. As you review your flashcards each day, the algorithm learns how well you remember each flashcard. It uses this information to decide when to present the flashcard to you again. As a psychologist, you are no doubt aware of the large body of psychological research that has confirmed the importance of spacing out your learning in order to be able to recall what you have learned.
Why Spaced Repetition is Important for EPPP Flashcards
The use of spaced repetition by the SuperMemo program for your EPPP exam flashcards provides three very powerful benefits.First, spaced repetition has been shown by research to be the optimal learning strategy. Presenting small bits of information, in this case test content, at just the right moment optimizes recall. Using flashcards you can memorize EPPP exam content so easily, that it is like passing the EPPP without even trying! It is entirely possible using the SuperMemo program to easily recall 96% to 99% of your EPPP flashcards.
Secondly, by using spaced repetition you only review the particular flashcards that you are about to forget. No time is wasted reviewing flashcards that you already remember. The SuperMemo program automatically presents you each day with only the flashcards that are due for review.
What this means, is that although you may have hundreds or, over time, even thousands of EPPP flashcards, on any particular day you are only reviewing a very small percentage of them.
Each day the SuperMemo program presents you with only the EPPP flashcards that you need to review to maintain your desired recall rate. You select the recall rate you wish, such as to recall 97% of your EPPP flashcards. For example, you may have over 4,000 flashcards in your EPPP exam study collection, yet you may only need to review less than 65 flashcards a day to maintain 97% recall of your exam material indefinitely. As time passes, you need to review fewer and fewer flashcards to maintain your memory of the flashcards. This means that your studying becomes easier and easier over time.
Thirdly, because the SuperMemo program maintains your memory of your flashcards perfectly, no matter how long you study, you will never forget the EPPP exam materials that you learn! This is one of the most powerful benefits of the SuperMemo program. You need never fear that you will forget the EPPP study materials that you have spent so much time learning. This allows you to continue your EPPP exam studies until you are truly prepared to take the EPPP exam. You know that at the crucial moment when you sit for the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology you will remember the material.
In our next article at How To Pass The EPPP Exam Without Even Trying! we will learn how to make effective flashcards for the exam from your own EPPP study materials using the SuperMemo program.
Update: We now recommend the use of Anki instead of SuperMemo. Anki is a program which makes remembering things easy. Because it's a lot more efficient than traditional study methods, you can either greatly decrease your time spent studying, or greatly increase the amount you learn. Anki offers free desktop versions, as well as the ability to study on your mobile devices! Study on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, and any device with a web browser.
I've used Supermemo to learn Japanese and I'm using it to learn Chinese. I can write and read in these languages because of Supermemo. It works, but it takes a great deal of effort.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment Nathan! SuperMemo can be used to learn any topic, as demonstrated by your learning how to read and write Japanese and Chinese. Any studying takes some effort, however I believe that SuperMemo is the most effective method for memorizing any topic, including the domains covered by the EPPP.
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