How it Works:
Step .1 — Add an Item
Eidetic has built in defaults to make it quick and easy to add something you want to remember.
Step .2 — Set your preferences
Eidetic makes spaced repetition easy by giving you simple options.
| Test Options | |
|---|---|
| Ask Me | Eidetic will ask you if you can remember the item, such as the meaning of a word. |
| Test Me | On some items you can be tested by typing in the answer, such as a number or fact, which will be compared to the original. |
| Repetition Options | |
|---|---|
| Cram | 1 Day |
| Normal | 2 Weeks |
| Casual | 1 Month |
Step .3 — Eidetic Handles the rest
Eidetic uses notifications to remind you when it's time to test youself, by spacing the tests Eidetic helps you to retain the information.
References
“The spacing effect is one of the oldest and best documented phenomena in the history of learning and memory research.”
— Harry P. Bahrick, Lynda K. Hall[3]- Cepeda, N. J., Pashler, H., Vul, E., Wixted, J. T., & Rohrer, D. (2006). Distributed practice in verbal recall tasks: A review and quantitative synthesis. American Psychological Association, Psychological Bulletin, 2006, Vol. 132, No. 3, 354–380
- Donovan, John J; Radosevich, David J. "A meta-analytic review of the distribution of practice effect: Now you see it, now you don't". Journal of Applied Psychology. Vol 84(5) October 1999, 795–805
- Bahrick, H. P., Hall, L.K. (2005). The importance of retrieval failures to long-term retention: A metacognitive explanation of the spacing effect. Journal of Memory and Language, 52, 566-577.
- Peterson, L. R., Wampler, R., Kirkpatrick, M., & Saltzman, D. (1963). “Effect of spacing presentations on retention of a paired associate over short intervals”. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 66(2), 206–209
- Glenberg, A. M. (1977). “Influences of retrieval processes on the spacing effect in free recall". Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 3(3), 282–294
- Balota, D. A., Duchek, J. M., & Paullin, R. (1989). “Age-related differences in the impact of spacing, lag and retention interval”. Psychology and Aging, 4, 3–9