Abstract
The ubiquity of mobile devices in peoples’ everyday life makes them a feasible tool for language learning. Learning anytime and anywhere creates great flexibility but comes with the inherent risk of infrequent learning and learning in interruption-prone environments. No matter the length of the learning break, it can negatively affect knowledge consolidation and recall. This work presents the design and implementation of memory cues to support task resumption in mobile language learning applications and two evaluations to assess their impact on user experience. An initial laboratory experiment (N=15) revealed that while the presentation of the cues had no significant effect on objective performance measures (task completion time and error rate), the users still perceived the cues as helpful and would appreciate them in a mobile learning app. A follow-up study (N=16) investigated revised cue designs in a real-world field setting and found that users particularly appreciated our interactive test cue design. We discuss strengths and limitations of our concept and implications for the application of task resumption cues beyond the scope of mobile language learning.
Highlights
Mobile devices enable us to learn outside the classroom, whenever and wherever we want
While this laboratory experiment aimed to assess the basic effects of interruptions on mobile learning performance, participants stated in the interviews that the situation felt very artificial
Five people stated to have not noticed the vibration pattern or at least did not notice them as a task resumption cue
Summary
Mobile devices enable us to learn outside the classroom, whenever and wherever we want. Applications following the micro-learning approach favor high repetition counts over long streaks of continuous and attentive learning interaction [3] This method enables users to integrate learning sessions into their everyday lives even when they can only grant learning a short amount of time before moving on to a different task. Mobile phones come with limited screen space that benefits from employing simple interactions with immediate feedback [12] These devices come with capabilities that can be used to support the learner, such as computational power, context-awareness through sensors, adaptation and personalization features, and their sheer ubiquity in our everyday life
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