Paired flashcard learners drop far fewer flashcards from study than individual learners¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? In Experiment 1, 53% of Individual learners dropped flashcards versus 5% of Paired learners, χ2(2) = 44.43, p < .001. → Imundo 2024

Evidence¶

Imundo 2024¶

Imundo, M. N., Zung, I., Whatley, M. C., & Pan, S. C. (2024). When Two Learners Are Better Than One: Using Flashcards with a Partner Improves Metacognitive Accuracy. Metacognition and Learning. https://link.springer.com/journal/11409/articles

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Experiment 1 allowed dropping; self-reported dropping was coded by two blind raters (κ = .99). Most Individual learners who dropped did so believing they had learned the pair, whereas all four Paired droppers cited difficulty. The authors suggest better calibration may have reduced premature dropping.

"A Chi-square test revealed that significantly more Individual learners (53%) dropped flashcards from study than Paired learners (5%), χ2 (2) = 44.43, p < .001."

Discussion¶

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