Many teachers (of various things, not just academics) say the same thing.
It makes a lot of sense. Almost everyone here will know about spaced repetition and SuperMemo, but even improperly spaced repetition (rapid repetition during a speech or lesson) is almost certainly better than no repetition.
Are there any studies that badly spaced repetition can be neutral or negatively affect recall?
No. More repetition is always better. Proper spacing comes in only when you want to maximise retention with a fixed amount of repetition. (Source: Hoffman, Ward, Feltovich, et al. 2013. Recommended read if you're into that sort of stuff!)
Edit: Oh, sorry, I misread your question entirely.
I don't remember, unfortunately. I get most of my book recommendations from authors of other books I like, and sometimes from HN. So probably one of those two!
This book in particular lies close to the naturalistic decision making (NDM) research, which I associate primarily with Gary Klein, which in my mental knowledge graph has an antagonistic connection to Kahneman and Tversky, so it might have been along that path. Or one of the millions of side paths that also connect those two. Or something else entirely.
Original comment based on misreading below.
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Depending on where the emphasis of your question lies, there are two questions in your comment.
1. Why do people publish research about such a niche subject? It seems that a lot of organisations have a self-interest in finding out how experts come to be such, and if there's a way to optimise that path.
2. How come this niche stuff is collected into a book rather than some other format? You wouldn't believe what kind of niche books there are out there!
Thanks! It’s always interesting when someone posts some new portal of knowledge into a niche that I didn’t realize existed. Especially when there’s already a nice book summing up the field. I hadn’t heard of NDM before, except maybe tangentially through reading Thinking Fast and Slow, so I’ll take a look.
Hello! I’ve been a heavy user of SuperMemo for almost 16 years (January 23 is my SuperMemo anniversary!). Initially I thought SuperMemo was going to “think for me,” but the more I used it, I realized that it’s actually just augmenting my memory, enhancing it like a fancy robot arm would help a victim of a lost limb (Think Metal Gear Solid 5).
It makes a lot of sense. Almost everyone here will know about spaced repetition and SuperMemo, but even improperly spaced repetition (rapid repetition during a speech or lesson) is almost certainly better than no repetition.
Are there any studies that badly spaced repetition can be neutral or negatively affect recall?