Recall means pulling information out of your head with the notes closed. Spaced review means coming back to it after a gap, not all in one evening. This page gives you an editable plan that combines both.
Use it for any subject: definitions, formulas, case facts, vocabulary or method steps.
Step 1: choose your review gaps
Start with this table and edit the gaps. Shorter gaps suit new or shaky material; longer gaps suit material you keep getting right.
| Review | Default gap after first study | Your gap |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 day | |
| 2 | 3 days | |
| 3 | 7 days | |
| 4 | 14 days | |
| 5 | 28 days |
If you miss a review, do it as soon as you can. An overdue item stays on your list until it is done.
Step 2: run a recall session
- Pick the item and close your notes.
- Write everything you can on a blank page in two minutes. Use a question as the prompt, such as “What are the steps to rearrange a formula?”
- Open the notes and mark what you missed in a different colour.
- Rate your confidence: low, medium or high.
- Give low confidence a shorter gap next time, and high confidence the next gap in your table.
Filled example: one topic across a month
Skill: using the area under a speed-time graph. First studied on Monday 5 October.
| Review | Date | Result | Confidence | Next action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | Mon 5 Oct | Learned triangle and rectangle areas | Medium | Review in 1 day |
| 1 | Tue 6 Oct | Forgot the trapezium case | Low | Review again in 1 day |
| 1 again | Wed 7 Oct | Recalled all three shapes | Medium | Use the 3-day gap |
| 2 | Sat 10 Oct | Recalled, one unit slip | Medium | Use the 7-day gap |
| 3 | Sat 17 Oct | Recalled fully | High | Use the 14-day gap |
| 4 | Sat 31 Oct | Recalled fully | High | Use the 28-day gap |
Check the dates: 7 + 3 = 10, 10 + 7 = 17, 17 + 14 = 31. The forgotten trapezium on the first review was used to shorten the gap, exactly as the plan intends.
Step 3: keep it small
Put no more than three items in one day. Write each item as a question, not a topic name: “State the conditions for a fair test” beats “Experiments”.
The spaced practice scheduler on this site builds a review list from your skills and last practice dates, and it keeps overdue items visible. Every mistake in your mistake log is a natural item to add. More templates are on the resources page.
A routine is only useful if it fits a real week. If your timetable is crowded, discussing it with a teacher in one-to-one online tuition can turn this page into a schedule you will actually follow.