Most students use flashcards to study, but they often do not use them effectively (e.g., students drop cards from study too soon; Kornell & Bjork, 2008). Adaptive technology can avoid this by adding or dropping cards based on objective performance criteria.
In this study, we examined the optimal adaptive flashcard learning strategy by having participants identify butterfly species under different adaptive mastery conditions that added or dropped cards based on performance.
We hypothesized that adding cards as performance improves (Mastery Add) would show better retention and transfer compared to a condition that drops cards (Mastery Drop) or a control condition in which no cards are added or dropped because it lessens the cognitive load at the beginning of study and increases spacing between items.
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Adaptively adding concepts during study improves flashcard-based learning
Resource Type
Poster
Event
Summer Undergraduate Research Program (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 2021)
Contributors
Dr. Lisa D. Blalock (Faculty Mentor)
Publisher
University of West Florida Libraries; Argo Scholar Commons
Format
pdf
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99380090796506600
Academic Unit
Summer Undergraduate Research Program 2021; Psychology; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
Language
English
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