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.

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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.

"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...

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.

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
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MemoryLab will be well-represented at the #TeaP 2024 conference for experimental psychologists in Regensburg, Germany. (1/4)

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 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.

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

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!

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Retrieval practice in memory- and language-impaired populations: a systematic review. This weeks research commentary by our researcher Thomas Wilschut.