10 principles VS “iKnow!”10 principles VS “iKnow!”

10/30/2007 Hiroshi Sasaki10/30/2007 Hiroshi Sasaki

iKnow! is a web-based learning engine my former company created. I just tried to verify if iKnow! comply with 10 principles.

10 principles VS iKnow!10 principles VS iKnow!

What is “iKnow!”?

Science-based product set to enhance the efficiency of the human learning processScience-based product set to enhance the efficiency of the human learning process – – Learning, Memory and PerformanceLearning, Memory and Performance

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People have inaccurate Metamemory poor control of learning

People do not know when to review how much need to study (under-study or “labor-in-vain effect”)

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MemoryLearning Performance

Information flow through memory system

Learning Science of iKnow!:Learning Science of iKnow!:Assisting the Metamemory SystemAssisting the Metamemory System

encoding storage retrieval

Learning Science of iKnow!:Learning Science of iKnow!:Monitoring and Control of MemoryMonitoring and Control of Memory

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Test date:Test date:High performance!High performance!

People learn better from words and pictures than from words alone.

#1 Multimedia Principle:#1 Multimedia Principle:

Evaluation: cleared Using word and picture!

People learn better when corresponding words and pictures are presented near rather than far from each other in time or on the screen.

#2 Contiguity Principle:#2 Contiguity Principle:

Evaluation: cleared

Using word and picture at the same time!

People learn better when extraneous words, pictures, and sounds are excluded rather than included.

#3 Coherence Principle:#3 Coherence Principle:

Evaluation: cleared

Used to have extraneous information but have removed.

People learn better from words and pictures when words are spoken rather than printed.

#4 Modality Principle:#4 Modality Principle:

Evaluation: cleared

Words are spoken!

People learn better from animation and narration than from animation, narration, and on-screen text.

#5 Redundancy Principle:#5 Redundancy Principle:

Evaluation: NOT cleared

Words are spoken!

But on-screen text as well!

And NO animation!

People learn better when words are presented in conversational style rather than formal style.

#6 Personalization Principle:#6 Personalization Principle:

Evaluation: NOT cleared

Words are spoken with formal style but not conversational style!

People learn better when words are spoken in a non-accented human voice than in machine voice or accented voice.

#7 Voice Principle:#7 Voice Principle:

Evaluation: cleared

Outsourced professional narrators with non-accented.

People learn better when the voice signals important words rather than when there are no signals.

#8 Signaling Principle:#8 Signaling Principle:

Evaluation: NOT cleared

Signals are not used.

People learn better when they can control the pace of presentation than when they receive a continuous presentation.

#9 Interactivity Principle:#9 Interactivity Principle:

Evaluation: almost cleared

Kinds of some interactive activities, such as quiz mode, or spelling practice.

People learn better when they receive pretraining on each component rather than no pretraining.

#10 Pretraining Principle:#10 Pretraining Principle:

Evaluation: NOT cleared

There is a preview screen but not a pretraining function.

Conclusion:Conclusion:

6 cleared out of 10 principles.

This product has NOT been perfect.This product has NOT been perfect.

Therefore, the business did NOT go well.Therefore, the business did NOT go well.