<p>Learning is a very complex process, do not expect to find precise answers like “5 exercises are required to learn a new subject”. There are many factors that affect learning, just to name a few:</p>

<ul>
<li>Your existing knowledge.</li>
<li>Your engagement with the subject.</li>
<li>How you learn. Deep Vs shallow processing.</li>
<li>The complexity of the subject.</li>
<li>Your personal characteristics e.g. IQ.</li>
<li>Your current state, how much tired you are etc.</li>
</ul>

<p>With so many factors involved is impossible to give precise answers.</p>

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<p>For example, I show to my students that X<em>Y=Z, so I ask for them to do some exercises, so in the future, they will always know that X</em>Y=Z.</p>

<p>Is there any known study relating the numbers of exercises needed to learn a subject?</p>

<p>And that relates the numbers of steps with the amount of practise?</p>

<p>Because we can see clearly that the sequency 1-3-8 is easier to remember than 1-3-8-6-9-8-7-5-5.</p>

<p>But the second sequency will need three more times of exercise to remember?</p>

<p>I think this may be useful in my studies, considering time a important factor.</p>

<p>If a do just some exercises, I just can half learn, and if I study much more than I need, I waste my time.</p>

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Number of exercises and the learning of some subject?
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# Number of exercises and the learning of some subject?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-19)

For example, I show to my students that X*Y=Z, so I ask for them to do some exercises, so in the future, they will always know that X*Y=Z.

Is there any known study relating the numbers of exercises needed to learn a subject?

And that relates the numbers of steps with the amount of practise?

Because we can see clearly that the sequency 1-3-8 is easier to remember than 1-3-8-6-9-8-7-5-5.

But the second sequency will need three more times of exercise to remember?

I think this may be useful in my studies, considering time a important factor.

If a do just some exercises, I just can half learn, and if I study much more than I need, I waste my time.

**Tags:** mathematical-psychology, long-term-memory, mathematical-ability, short-term-memory


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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-12-20. Score: 1

Learning is a very complex process, do not expect to find precise answers like “5 exercises are required to learn a new subject”. There are many factors that affect learning, just to name a few:

* Your existing knowledge.
* Your engagement with the subject.
* How you learn. Deep Vs shallow processing.
* The complexity of the subject.
* Your personal characteristics e.g. IQ.
* Your current state, how much tired you are etc.

With so many factors involved is impossible to give precise answers.


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