NyanziR/space-framework

The SPACE Framework: Strengthening Spaced Practice for Low-Resource Education Systems - Ronald Nyanzi # The SPACE Framework ### Strengthening Spaced Practice for Low-Resource Education Systems **Ronald Nyanzi** · AI & Education Researcher, Indiana University of Pennsylvania **Center for Integration of Technology in Education (CITE)** Version 1.0 · 2026 ## Documents - 📄 SPACE Framework Paper - 📘 Teacher Workbook - 🧠 Retrieval Practice Templates - 📊 Weekly Tracking Sheets - 🖼️ Framework Diagram - 🎓 Space framework Preprint --- ## What is the SPACE Framework? The SPACE Framework is a structured instructional model that translates decades of cognitive science research into practical classroom strategies for teachers in low-resource educational settings across Africa and the Global South. It is built on one core insight: **students remember more when they revisit learning over time — not just once.** The science behind this has been around for over 100 years. The challenge was turning it into something a real teacher could use without overhauling their entire practice, in a classroom with 60 students, no internet, and no budget for apps or platforms. **No internet. No devices. No specialist software. Just intentional teaching.** --- ## The Five Principles | Letter | Principle | Core idea | |--------|-----------|-----------| | **S** | Spaced Retrieval | Return to prior learning across deliberately planned time intervals | | **P** | Progressive Reinforcement | Strengthen and extend learning cumulatively across sessions | | **A** | Active Recall | Students reconstruct knowledge from memory — no peeking at notes | | **C** | Cognitive Consolidation | Space new content so that earlier material has time to solidify | | **E** | Evidence-Based Adjustment | Track retrieval scores across the term and change what isn't working | Each principle is designed to function within existing timetable structures — no extra workload for the teacher beyond planning at the start of the term. --- ## Repository Contents ``` space-framework/ ├── README.md …