CET-6 Listening Lecture: The Forgetting Curve and Spaced Practice

Recording Three.

Rekaman tiga.

How much of today's lecture will you remember next week?

Seberapa banyak isi kuliah hari ini yang akan Anda ingat minggu depan?

If you're like most people, not very much, I'm afraid.

Kalau Anda seperti kebanyakan orang, sayangnya tidak banyak.

And that's not because you're careless. It's how memory works.

Itu bukan karena Anda ceroboh. Begitulah cara kerja ingatan.

In the 1880s, a German psychologist called Hermann Ebbinghaus tested his own memory.

Pada tahun 1880-an, psikolog Jerman Hermann Ebbinghaus menguji ingatannya sendiri.

He learned long lists of nonsense syllables, like 'wid' and 'zof'.

Ia menghafal daftar panjang suku kata tanpa makna, seperti 'wid' dan 'zof'.

Then he tested himself after different periods of time.

Lalu ia menguji dirinya setelah selang waktu yang berbeda-beda.

What he found was striking: most forgetting happens very quickly!

Temuannya sangat mencolok: sebagian besar lupa terjadi dengan sangat cepat!

He lost a large part of each list within the first day.

Ia kehilangan sebagian besar isi setiap daftar pada hari pertama.

After that, the curve flattened, and forgetting slowed down.

Setelah itu, kurvanya melandai dan lupa menjadi lebih lambat.

This pattern is now known as the forgetting curve.

Pola ini sekarang dikenal sebagai kurva lupa.

The good news is that every review makes the curve less steep.

Kabar baiknya, setiap pengulangan membuat kurvanya tidak terlalu curam.

If you review after one day, then after three days, then after a week,

Jika kamu mengulang setelah satu hari, lalu setelah tiga hari, lalu setelah seminggu,

the information stays with you much longer.

informasinya akan bertahan jauh lebih lama.

This is called spaced practice.

Ini disebut latihan berjarak.

There's one more rule: test yourself, don't just reread.

Ada satu aturan lagi: uji dirimu sendiri, jangan hanya membaca ulang.

Rereading feels easy, so we think we've learned something.

Membaca ulang terasa mudah, jadi kita mengira sudah belajar sesuatu.

But trying to recall an answer is what really strengthens a memory.

Tapi berusaha mengingat jawabannya itulah yang benar-benar memperkuat ingatan.

So close your notes, and see what you can remember. It's harder, and that's the point!

Jadi tutup catatanmu dan lihat apa yang bisa kamu ingat. Memang lebih sulit, dan justru itulah intinya!

Questions twenty-two to twenty-five are based on the recording you have just heard.

Soal 22 sampai 25 didasarkan pada rekaman yang baru saja kamu dengar.

Question twenty-two. What did Hermann Ebbinghaus do in his experiment?

Soal 22. Apa yang dilakukan Hermann Ebbinghaus dalam eksperimennya?

Question twenty-three. What did Ebbinghaus find about forgetting?

Soal 23. Apa temuan Ebbinghaus tentang lupa?

Question twenty-four. What is spaced practice?

Soal 24. Apa itu latihan berjarak?

Question twenty-five. Why does the speaker prefer testing yourself to rereading?

Soal 25. Mengapa pembicara lebih memilih menguji diri sendiri daripada membaca ulang?

Forgetting is normal. Planning your reviews is the trick.

Lupa itu wajar. Kuncinya adalah merencanakan pengulangan.

I'll see you next week — and I hope you'll remember this!

Sampai jumpa minggu depan — dan semoga Anda masih ingat ini!