An exploratory study on the memory performance for memorizing the english words through the apps with three different learning strategies and highlights

Abstract

This study conducts the experiment by the Apps with three different learning strategies and highlights on Taiwanese students. The goal is to investigate the differences in memory performance for memorizing new English words and to provide suggestions for developing Apps. There are 103 students participating in the experiment to use the Apps under three conditions. 1) In condition A, students try to remember every new English word without any highlight. 2) In condition B, students try to remember every new English word with the existing highlight. 3) In condition C, students make the highlight on every new English word and try to remember that. Our results show in terms of average accuracy, condition A is the most, followed by condition B and C. In summary, we think the function of making highlights can just help the students quickly look up where they should focus on. Hence, in the Apps, for memorizing the English words, we suggest that the function of making highlights by fingers should not be activated, and the English words should have no highlight on them.