Which strategy supports long-term retention of skills learned in practice?

• A. Rotating topics randomly
• B. Increasing cognitive load without support
• C. Spaced, varied practice with deliberate repetition
• D. Limiting practice to a single example

Answer: (C)

Long-term retention comes from how you structure practice over time. Spacing practice across multiple sessions helps memories consolidate and reduces forgetting, so what you learn sticks longer. Adding variation trains you to apply the skill in different contexts, while deliberate repetition reinforces correct technique and strengthens the underlying performance. This combination builds durable, transferable skills, whereas cramming, overload without support, or practicing only a single example tends to produce weaker, less generalizable retention.