“…No such drop was revealed in the crammed practice condition. This pattern underlines the assumption that distributed practice is an obstacle for learners and is therefore hardly used in the context of self-regulated learning (Barzagar Nazari & Ebersbach, 2018;McCabe, 2011;Tauber, Dunlosky, Rawson, Wahlheim, & Jacoby, 2013;Wissman, Rawson, & Pyc, 2012;cf. Michael, 1991, who proposes a "procrastination scallop" indicating a lower exam and course success the later students start to complete the required tasks because less time is left).…”