English vocabulary learning with word lists, word cards and computers: Implications from cognitive psychology research for optimal spaced learning

ReCALL

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-20

  Nakata, Tatsuya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

computer based sequencing algorithm; list learning; spacing effect; vocabulary learning; word card; word list

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849126328     PISSN: 09583440     EISSN: 14740109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0958344008000219     Document Type: Article

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