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Martine Baars1, Farshida Zafar2, Micah Hrehovcsik3
1Department of Psychology, Education, and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Frontiers in Psychology
|May 20, 2022
Summary
Students often overestimate their learning without effective study strategies. This study introduces the Ace your self-study app to prompt cognitive and metacognitive strategies, supporting self-regulated learning (SRL).
Area of Science:
- Educational Technology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Learning Sciences
Background:
- Students frequently overestimate their comprehension and recall of academic material.
- Effective study guidance and self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies are often lacking for students.
- Cognitive and metacognitive strategy prompting is crucial for enhancing SRL.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce the "Ace your self-study" mobile application.
- To support students' learning processes by prompting cognitive and metacognitive strategies.
- To present the app's theoretical background, features, and design choices.
Main Methods:
- Development of a mobile application designed to prompt learning strategies.
- Integration of features aimed at fostering self-regulated learning.
- Analysis of application usage data to understand user engagement.
Main Results:
- The "Ace your self-study" app prompts both cognitive and metacognitive strategies.
- Data provides insights into how students utilize the app for studying.
- The app aims to bridge the gap in study strategy instruction.
Conclusions:
- Mobile applications can effectively prompt SRL strategies.
- The "Ace your self-study" app offers a novel approach to enhance student learning.
- Further data analysis will elucidate the app's impact on learning outcomes.
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