Science of learning: Interleaving (Long-term memory)

Interleaving means revisiting or reinforcingĀ previous topics and switching between ideas. Rather than teaching topics as stand-a-lone, practice is distributed across multiple episodes. Evidence suggests interleaving can support long-term memory in the following ways: Help pupils to see the links, similaritiesĀ and differences between ideas more easily. Builds long-term memory since pupils are required to switch between …