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=== Overview ===
=== Overview ===
[http://vetrevise.com Vet-Revise] is a flashcard application targeted towards veterinary students, that implements a spaced repetition algorithm to minimise time studying, and maximise recall.
[http://vetrevise.com Vet-Revise] is a flashcard application targeted towards veterinary students, that implements a spaced repetition algorithm to minimise time studying, and maximise recall.
As a vet in practice, being able to retain and recall relevant course material can be crucial for making diagnoses and acting in emergency situations.
As a vet in practice, being able to retain and recall relevant course material can be crucial for making diagnoses and acting in emergency situations.
=== SPACED REPETITION ===
=== Spaced Repetition ===
Spaced repetition is a proven strategy for improving retention of knowledge, and encourages users to study little and often instead of cramming before exams. Memory intrinsically has a spacing effect, whereby each time something is seen, the length of time you will remember that information increases. By reviewing material at increasing intervals, we can take advantage of this effect and greatly optimise our time studying and retain information indefinitely.
Spaced repetition is a proven strategy for improving retention of knowledge, and encourages users to study little and often instead of cramming before exams. Memory intrinsically has a spacing effect, whereby each time something is seen, the length of time you will remember that information increases. By reviewing material at increasing intervals, we can take advantage of this effect and greatly optimise our time studying and retain information indefinitely.
Not only is good recall crucial in practice, it also aids learning during the course. Revisiting modules is far less daunting, and students make links themselves between disparate parts of the course, improving understanding.
Not only is good recall crucial in practice, it also aids learning during the course. Revisiting modules is far less daunting, and students make links themselves between disparate parts of the course, improving understanding.
=== STUDENT COLLABORATION ===
=== Student Collaboration ===
There are already several flashcard applications available that utilise the spacing effect. So what makes Vet-Revise different?
There are already several flashcard applications available that utilise the spacing effect. So what makes Vet-Revise different?
=== SUMMARY ===
=== Summary ===
• A better way to learn with spaced repetition
• A better way to learn with spaced repetition
• A database of veterinary specific, course-related content
• A database of veterinary specific, course-related content