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Professional Development to Practice

Spaced vs. Massed Practice
Definition
Spaced vs. Massed Practice is an effective
teaching/learning practice and is defined as spaced
practice being those conditions in which individuals
are given rest intervals within the practice session and
massed practice being those conditions in which
individuals practice a task continuously without rest.
Adapted from J. Donovan & D. Radosevich (1999).