SuperMemo

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SuperMemo (from Super Memory) is a learning method and software package developed in Poland from 1985 to the present. It is a practical application of the so-called spaced repetition that has been proposed for efficient instruction by a number of psychologists as early as in the 1930s.

Proponents of the method claim that it makes possible faster learning and indefinite retention of memories (with repetition).

The method is available as a computer program for Windows, Windows CE, Palm Pilot, etc. It can also be used in a web browser or even without a computer. SuperMemo is based on research into long-term memory.

Parallels Virtual Machines & CodeWeavers CrossOver are bringing this to Linux & Mac Intel models.

The Windows version of SuperMemo supports incremental reading.

Contents 1 See also 2 External links 2.1 SuperMemo 2.2 Articles 2.3 Competing Software 2.4 Software based on SuperMemo

[edit] See also

• Spaced repetition
• Flashcard
• Memorization software
• Memory
• Forgetting curve

[edit] External links

[edit] SuperMemo

• SuperMemo 98 Freeware: http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_16_168_13849.html
• Supermemo (Commercial) Memory improvement, sleep and learning.
• Supermemo.net (Commercial) On-line e-learning service.
• Supermemo Palm (Commercial) For PalmOS handhelds.
• Crossover Mac~Linux (Commercial) Is well on the way to running SM under WINE for both Linux & Mac Intel models.

[edit] Articles

• Learn English with SuperMemo - how SuperMemo can help you learn English
• Introduction to SuperMemo - an introduction to SuperMemo

[edit] Competing Software

• jMemorize (jMemorize) (Free, open-source) Java-based program which uses the Leitner System.
• Memorize-It (Memorize-It) (Shareware) Percentage-based testing system.
• VTrain (VTrain (Vocabulary Trainer)) (Shareware) Spaced-learning system with a scheduling facility, used in 30 universities.
• Winflash (Winflash) (Shareware) Award-winning system with Leitner and several other proprietary learning modes. Use PDA, iPod or your regular computer or laptop.
• HandyCards (HandyCards) (Commercial) Study software utilizing basic and advanced testing algorithms, including the Leitner method.
• FullRecall (FullRecall) (Shareware) Schedules repetitions using an artificial neural network.
• Iabsorb (Iabsorb) Free to use web based version of Leitner system.

[edit] Software based on SuperMemo

• Speedometry (Commercial) On-line e-learning service for Israeli psychometric and matriculation exams.