Here's a small set of resources that was used to drive the technology behind Membean This is largely incomplete and we will improve on it soon. We'll provide a complete list of papers that have been used as reference.
Cognition
- ACT-R. The Membean Engine uses algorithms based on research performed as part of the project.
- Cognitive Load Theory
- The Spacing Effect
- The Testing Effect
- The Forgetting curve
- Multi-sensory learning approach by incorporating audio, artwork, and reading into a single interface.
- Hermann Ebbinghaus Classics in the History of Psychology
- Our favorite author: Allan Baddeley
Vocabulary
- Measuring the Vocabulary Knowledge of Second Langauge Learners: John Read
- Yes/No Questions: Paul Meara
- Word Ordering was decided by Optimization algorithms
- Our Favorite Authors: Shahl & Nagy , Isabel Beck
- Context Relationship section was from the work of Michael F. Graves
- We recommend you read: Teaching and Learning Vocabulary English Vocabulary Elements
Corpora
Membean has employed a diverse set corpora for selecting words and determining their difficulties.
Visualizations
- The Word Constellation Exploratory Visualization makes use of Wordnet
- Word Empire's Word Empire Clarity word trees were used to construct the dataset for the Root-Word Tree visualization.
- Graph Drawing
