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Is there a way to know how many repetitions one needs for learning?

As a final note- my greatest advice as an expert on gifted children is simple.

Stop giving extra work.

This is the number one step to take in getting gifted kids back into a learning state of mind. They don't need the extra work, you don't need the extra work, and it is not beneficial to them anyway. Studies have shown with repeated drilling, gifted children actually reduce their accuracy. When they have shown mastery- stop. That's it. Just stop. Let them choose another related activity, or have a variety of other mentally stimulating opportunities for them to choose from.