Self-reported spaced study: Associations with college students’ grades and self-regulation.
Abstract
= 194, Spring 2017) reported their spacing behavior via two survey items modeled after prior research and one novel item. The items addressed (a) whether students had spread their study across sessions, (b) whether they had crammed, and (c) whether they had restudied the same concepts (the novel item). In both samples, only the novel item predicted scores on all exams, even when controlling for total study time. The item also predicted indicators of self-regulation, likely a factor in whether students space their study. We emphasize that restudy is a defining feature of spacing that should not be overlooked when investigating self-reported spaced study. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).
Fields of Study & Subjects
Memory Processes and Influences
Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Education
Achievement
and Giftedness
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 378–389
- Publication date
- 8 January 2026
- Language
- EN