Our researcher, PhD candidate Thomas Wilschut's study, shows that verbal responses eliminate disadvantages in vocabulary learning for dyslexic learners.
Read the blog to learn how these findings could reshape the way we teach dyslexic students:
www.memorylab.nl/blog/speech-...
We're enhancing our mastery system to boost long-term retention, improve study habits, and deepen learning insights. This update benefits long-term learning by encouraging well-timed study intervals, sustaining motivation, and supporting mastery.
Our research shows that some problems are forgotten faster, highlighting the need for adaptive learning. Partnering with Noordhoff, we tested Tafeltrainer with 500+ students, finding it effectively improves times table mastery.
Read more: osf.io/preprints/ps...
We will participate in the OEB conference on November 27-29, 2024, and we are also thrilled to join Eduvation at the Didacta on February 20-24, 2025. We are excited to showcase MemoryLab's latest solutions and to work together to shape the future of learning.
At #CogSci2024, Jori Blankestijn, a developer and UX researcher, presented a poster on using a data-driven approach to enhance learning. He collaborated with the University of Groningen and Noordhoff to improve education through innovative, data-driven methods.
Last week we had a fun team activity! We hit the courts to play some Padel at Peakz Padel. It was exiting to see everyone bringing their A-game and cheering each other on! After all the action, we had some well deserved dinner. Here's to more memorable moments and strengthened bonds within our team!
The testing effect—the phenomenon where retrieving information from memory enhances its later recall—has been extensively studied in both fundamental and applied research. This weeks research commentary by our researcher Thomas Wilschut.
The full paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.jm...
Burcu Arslan (ETS EMEA) gave a great presentation at last month's #TeaP conference in Regensburg, Germany, in the context of the new Samenwerkingsverband Noord-Nederland (SNN)-funded collaboration between MemoryLab, ETS Global, and the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
In this blog post Myrthe Braam will delve into our comparative analysis of the Model Based Mastery (MBM) algorithm versus our traditional Optimal Spacing (OS) algorithm, showing that the MBM algorithm helps students master lessons faster.
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"Despite more than a century of research, there is still debate about the shape of the forgetting curve". Our new research commentary by our senior researcher @mavdvelde.bsky.social
The full paper is available at: doi.org/10.1016/j.jm...
In this white paper, we give an insight in the process of developing the Multiplication Trainer: an application for learning multiplication problems with an adaptive algorithm that is based on a computer model of the learner's memory.
Download here:
www.memorylab.nl/whitepapers/...
Last Friday we attended the ‘Nationaal Congres Engels’ in Ede. Together with team #SteppingStones Noordhoff we had a great day with lots of interesting conversations about the use of ‘SlimStampen’ and the added value of adaptive learning in education.
We are delighted to announce the launch of our adaptive learning solution, specifically designed for UPSC Civil Services Exams in India.
full press release: www.memorylab.nl/blog/nederla...
Part 4 ‘Evaluating learner performance in the Multiplication Trainer’ in our Building TafelTrainer series by Thomas Wilschut is now live.
www.memorylab.nl/blog/buildin...
"In order to learn optimally one should strive to spend as much of their learning time in the zone of proximal development. That is, making memory retrieval difficult, but not too difficult. For example, asking what you had for breakfast last sunday instead of one month ago" shorturl.at/dwI03
The prospect of a high-stakes test can reduce the positive effects of retrieval practice on long-term retention. This weeks research commentary by our senior researcher
@mavdvelde.bsky.social
In addition to the symposium, Thomas Wilschut will give a talk at TeaP on The Sound of Recall: Cognitive and Meta-cognitive Markers of Memory Retrieval Performance in Speech, and Maarten will give a talk on Alleviating 4 Million Cold Starts in Adaptive Fact Learning. (4/4)
Burcu Arslan (Educational Testing Service Global), Florian Sense (Air Force Research Laboratory), Holly Hake (University of Washington), and Corinna Börner-Schröder and Johanna Wagner (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). (3/4)
We are excited to organise a symposium on Adaptive Retrieval Practice and its Applications in Education and Health, featuring @hedderik.bsky.social and Thomas Wilschut (MemoryLab/ University of Groningen), @mavdvelde.bsky.social (MemoryLab), Gesa van den Broek ( University of Utrecht) (2/4)
MemoryLab will be well-represented at the #TeaP 2024 conference for experimental psychologists in Regensburg, Germany. (1/4)
“Learning multiplication facts usually involves transitioning through different solution strategies, going from primarily slow and error-prone computational methods to fast and accurate direct retrieval."
Part 3 by @mavdvelde.bsky.social is now live
www.memorylab.nl/blog/buildin...
"Testing your knowledge of specific study material is not only an effective assessment of your current learning progress, but also significantly contributes to enhancing long-term retention and memorization."
Download the full whitepaper here:
www.memorylab.nl/whitepapers/...
We're thrilled to announce that we've won the challenge for personalised learning in #MBO! Over the next year, we'll be running a pilot in vocational schools studying how MemoryLab could support students in self-regulated, personalised, and robust learning of arithmethic.
"The primary goal of usability testing is to have users interact with your product, allowing close observation of their navigation through a set of tasks." Our new blog 'Building TafelTrainer #2: Classroom pilot' by Myrthe Braam is now live. www.memorylab.nl/blog/buildin...
"The findings indicate that memory performance for a given item is heightened when, during studying, it is preceded by a more familiar item, such as a high-frequency word." This weeks research commentary by our junior researcher Myrthe Braam.
In "A Student's Guide for Effective Study Strategies", we provide insights in both theoretical backgrounds and practical applications of learning strategies that support efficient learning. Our new whitepaper is now live. Download it here: www.memorylab.nl/whitepapers/...
In this new blog series 'Building TafelTrainer' we talk about our experience on building a tool to learn the times tables. In this first part Stefania Iancu talks about usability testing.
www.memorylab.nl/blog/buildin...
Repetition learning is neither a continuous nor an implicit process. This weeks research commentary by our researcher Thomas Wilschut.
The full paper 'Repetition learning is neither a continuous nor an implicit process' by Musfeld, Souza & Oberauer is available at: lnkd.in/dJfiRRUb
In this Universiteit van Nederland video @hedderik.bsky.social questions the relevance of traditional exams. Research states most students cram a night before to get a good grade – a strategy that works, but knowledge tends to fade away within a week
www.universiteitvannederland.nl/college/dit-...
Our third blog in the Effective Study Strategies Series is now live! Dive into the world of evidence-based learning with Jori Blankestijn's practical guide on implementing retrieval practice strategies. Check out the blog now!
www.memorylab.nl/blog/how-you...