Matt Bury, MA Online & Distance Ed & AppLing 🇪🇸
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MA Online & Distance Education & Applied Linguistics | ELT, CALL, Instructional Design, & Moodle 🇬🇧 🇪🇸 🇪🇺 https://matbury.com/
Tut mir leid, das ist nicht mein Zitat. Das stammt von Zack Groshell!
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Tut mir leid, das ist nicht mein Zitat. Das stammt von Zack Groshell!
Article that addresses these "intensity of study" effects here: matbury.com/wordpress/in...
Ensuring success for adult EFL students – Matt Bury
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November 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Article that addresses these "intensity of study" effects here: matbury.com/wordpress/in...
In other words, sometimes complex learning benefits more from bursts of intensive study, i.e. blocked practice, rather than spaced.
November 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
In other words, sometimes complex learning benefits more from bursts of intensive study, i.e. blocked practice, rather than spaced.
..., at least 4, rather than the same time spread out over the academic year, leads to grammatical development.
So yes, it's better to match study schedules with intended learning outcomes than to have generic "spaced practice" policies.
So yes, it's better to match study schedules with intended learning outcomes than to have generic "spaced practice" policies.
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
..., at least 4, rather than the same time spread out over the academic year, leads to grammatical development.
So yes, it's better to match study schedules with intended learning outcomes than to have generic "spaced practice" policies.
So yes, it's better to match study schedules with intended learning outcomes than to have generic "spaced practice" policies.
Spacing also needs to be used judiciously, especially in second/foreign language acquisition.
The all too typical "drip feed" of language study leads to vocabulary learning but not more complex linguistic features. The research indicates greater intensity of study, sustained for a number weeks...
The all too typical "drip feed" of language study leads to vocabulary learning but not more complex linguistic features. The research indicates greater intensity of study, sustained for a number weeks...
November 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Spacing also needs to be used judiciously, especially in second/foreign language acquisition.
The all too typical "drip feed" of language study leads to vocabulary learning but not more complex linguistic features. The research indicates greater intensity of study, sustained for a number weeks...
The all too typical "drip feed" of language study leads to vocabulary learning but not more complex linguistic features. The research indicates greater intensity of study, sustained for a number weeks...
Integrative tasks also require retrieval so why not benefit from the explicit schema-building at the same time?
November 15, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Integrative tasks also require retrieval so why not benefit from the explicit schema-building at the same time?
Link to paper here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41196708/
How digital reading habits shape reading motivation and comprehension over time: Longitudinal associations in primary school - PubMed
Nowadays, children's reading habits extend beyond traditional printed texts, embracing new practices and forms through digital devices. The influence of such new digital reading habits on reading motivation and comprehension development remains largely underexplored. This study aimed to explore reci …
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November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Link to paper here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41196708/