Perhaps you have used phase-6 for a number of years, perhaps just for a couple of months. Needless to say, if you have practiced regularly, you have already seen the positive effects of spaced repetition. While phase-6 is "just" a flashcard tool that relies on repetition, we frequently get great feedback from parents and students who find that using phase-6 triggers their intrinsic motivation in ways they hat not anticiapted.
While we can talk and praise spaced repetition all day long by telling you about success stories and our own intuition, we also want to back up our claims with some more credible research. Dr. Thalheimer’s review of the research landscape indicates clearly that spacing learning over time produces substantial learning benefits and that spaced-repetition effect are particularly noteworthy given the enormous research literature supporting their use.
But don't take my word for it! See for yourself: http://www.phase-6.com/opencms/system/galleries/download/lernsoftware/Spacing_Learning_Over_Time__March2009v1_.pdf
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Long time no hear
Yes, it has been a long time since our last post. But, we are still here, and we are here to stay.
As I am writing this, I have relocated from Chicago to beautiful Switzerland, the home of our mother ship. phase-6 has a renewed focus on the German schooling market and will serve international markets through its U.S. website (www.phase-6.com).
phase-6 has had a great year 2009 and successfully introduced the "school version" phase-6 Basic in German schools. More and more students as well as teachers realize that phase-6 is much more than just a vocabulary tool, more than just a flashcard software.
Customers continuously ask for content areas that we had never thought of. While offering some high quality publisher content in psychology, the furthest that phase-6 has ventured out of its traditional foreign language market, has been to math contents / terminology. We are excited about new opportunities that we'll be able to announce shortly.
Speaking of content: we have recently added a large number of content modules specifically designed for adult learners. Hueber Verlag (www.hueber.de) is a strong partner, particularly in the area of German as a Second Language. So come and check it out.
To make sure that phase-6 keeps growing beyond people's expectations (of a flashcard tool), we are working on a number of innovations. So stay tuned and come back regularly.
As I am writing this, I have relocated from Chicago to beautiful Switzerland, the home of our mother ship. phase-6 has a renewed focus on the German schooling market and will serve international markets through its U.S. website (www.phase-6.com).
phase-6 has had a great year 2009 and successfully introduced the "school version" phase-6 Basic in German schools. More and more students as well as teachers realize that phase-6 is much more than just a vocabulary tool, more than just a flashcard software.
Customers continuously ask for content areas that we had never thought of. While offering some high quality publisher content in psychology, the furthest that phase-6 has ventured out of its traditional foreign language market, has been to math contents / terminology. We are excited about new opportunities that we'll be able to announce shortly.
Speaking of content: we have recently added a large number of content modules specifically designed for adult learners. Hueber Verlag (www.hueber.de) is a strong partner, particularly in the area of German as a Second Language. So come and check it out.
To make sure that phase-6 keeps growing beyond people's expectations (of a flashcard tool), we are working on a number of innovations. So stay tuned and come back regularly.
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