How does Spaced Repetition work?
Spaced Repetition is a feature in SafetyCulture Training that helps your team retain important knowledge through short, personalized quizzes. These quizzes are automatically sent 24 hours after a team member answers a question from a course you’ve selected for Spaced Repetition. The goal is to strengthen memory by reviewing information just before it’s likely to be forgotten.
The timing of each quiz is based on how well a team member is retaining information. If they answer a question incorrectly, they'll see it more often. As they continue to answer correctly, the question will appear less frequently, helping them build long-term retention. The table below outlines how the interval between repetitions increases with each correct answer:
Number of times a question is answered correctly in a row | When will the question appear again |
|---|---|
0 times | The next day |
1 time | 3 days after the last quiz |
2 times | 10 days after the last quiz |
3 times | 30 days after the last quiz |
4 times | 60 days after the last quiz |
5 times | It will no longer appear |
You can also view your team’s Spaced Repetition analytics to see how well they’re retaining information and engaging with quizzes over time.
What you'll need
Turn Spaced Repetition on
Select Training in the sidebar or select it in More.
Click Content at the top of the page and select Quizzes.
If your organization doesn't have Quizzes set up, click I want to improve retention.
If you have existing Quizzes, click Enable in the "Spaced Repetition" section.
Click Next on the upper-right of the page.
On the left panel, select a course.
On the right panel, check the box next to each question you want to add.
To add questions from other courses, repeat step 7.
Click Publish on the upper-right of the page.
In the pop-up window, set a maximum number of questions per quiz.
Click Publish.
Each Spaced Repetition quiz supports a maximum of 15 questions.
Reselect questions for Spaced Repetition quizzes
Select Training in the sidebar or select it in More.
Click Content at the top of the page and select Quizzes.
In the "Spaced Repetition" section, select Reselect questions.
On the left panel, select a course.
On the right panel, reselect questions by checking or unchecking the box next to each question.
Click Publish on the upper-right of the page.
In the pop-up window, set a maximum number of questions per quiz.
Click Publish.
Turn Spaced Repetition off
Select Training in the sidebar or select it in More.
Click Content at the top of the page and select Quizzes.
In the "Spaced Repetition" section, select Reselect questions.
On the left panel, click a selected course.
On the right panel, click Clear all.
If multiple courses are selected, repeat from step 5.
Click Publish on the upper-right of the page.
In the pop-up window, click Publish.
