Personalized mobile English vocabulary learning system based on item response theory and learning memory cycle

Computers and Education

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 624-645

  Chen, Chih Ming ^a   Chung, Ching Ju ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

English vocabulary learning; Item response theory; Learning memory cycle; Mobile learning; Personalized learning

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; LINGUISTICS; MOBILE PHONES; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS;

ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; LEARNING MEMORY CYCLE; MOBILE LEARNING; PERSONALIZED LEARNING;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 44049088525     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2007.06.011     Document Type: Article

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