Language learning Evidence

The purpose of this section is to give a partial list of references for the reason we designed LearnFast software/mp3 program the way we did.

We put a lot of thought into the design. We made it simple and effective.

Regardless how simple Learn Fast seems, the components are supported by scientific evidence. We considered numerous other methods and combinations, but to date the method that is most effective for long run retention and speed of learning is active visual association supported with brain waves in a streamline format

Scientific evidence supports the notion that active learning with visual imagines associated with vocabulary in a multi media environment, significantly increase speed of learning and long term retention.
Bellow are some basic starter studies: However, I would recommend as the best resource for countless studies:
Language Learning and Technology or LLT. This Journal goes beyond asking simply does language software work with language learning. By the end of the 1990s most researchers and studies did not need to further explore this question as their conclusion was yes. The focus now is how to use software to learn a language most efficiently, and the development of innovative techniques. . Other related research topics are how to help people with learning and attention disorders or rehabilitation after injury. This journal looks at especially how to use software and other technologies as a tool for language learning.

Does Multi Media information help people learn?

Lawrence J. Najjar

Georgia Institute of Technology

Improving language mastery though responsive environments

A. Vaquero, A. Barco, F. Saenz

Department of System and information programming

Madrid , Spain

Computer Assisted Language Learning
Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group
Volume 12, Number 4 / October 1999
Enhancing English Language Skills using Multimedia: Tried and Tested
Johanna Klassen and Philip Milton

The Modern Language Journal

Vol. 85 Issue 1 Page 39 March 2001

The Use of Technology for Second Language Learning and Teaching: A Retrospective

M. Rafael Salaberry

Teaching Text and context though Multimedia

Language and learning & Technology Jan 1999

Clarite Kramsch

Roger W. Anderson

The Effects of Multimedia Annotation Modes on L2 Vocabulary Acquisition: A Comparative Study.

Language and Learning & Technology

January 2001

Khalid Al-Seghayer

B.F. Skinner, “Teaching Machines,” in Teaching Machines and Programmed Learning, A.A. Lumsdain and R. Glaser, eds., Nat’l Ed. Assoc., Washington, D.C., 1960, pp. 137-158.

R.C. Schank, “Learning via Multimedia Computers,” Comm. ACM, Vol. 36, No. 5, May 1993, pp. 54-56.

R.C. Schank, “Teaching Architectures,” Tech. Report No. 3, Institute for the Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston , Ill. , 1990.

A. Kass et al., “Constructing Learning Environments for Complex Social Skills,” J. Learning Sciences, Vol. 3, No. 4, Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc., Hillsdale, N.J., 1993/4 (in press).

D.E. Edelson, Learning from Stories: Indexing and Reminding in a Socratic Case-Based Teaching System for Elementary School Biology, Tech Report No. 43, Inst. for the Learning Sciences, Northwestern Univ., Evanston , Ill. , 1993.

R.C. Schank et al., “Agents in the Story Archive,” Tech. Report No. 27, Inst. for the Learning Sciences, Northwestern Univ., Evanston , Ill. , 1992.

E. Shafto, R. Bareiss, and L. Birnbaum, “A Memory Architecture for Case-Based Argumentation,” in Proc. 14th Meeting of the Cognitive Science Soc., Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc., Hillsdale, N.J., 1992, pp. 307-312.

B.L. Bell, R. Bareiss, and R. Beckwith, “Sickle Cell Counselor: a Prototype Goal-Based Scenario for Instruction in a Museum Environment,” J. Learning Sciences, Vol. 3, No. 4, Lawrence Assoc., Hillsdale, N.J., 1993/4 (in press).

Back to Top Additional Information

Citation: Roger C. Schank. “Active Learning Through Multimedia,” IEEE MultiMedia, vol. 01,

Education technology and society 2001 4(1)

Does Technology present a new way of learning

Robert Leamson

Language learning and Technology

Electronic discussion of foreign language learning

Barbara Hanna

Jululia de Nooy

Journal of Chinese language teachers association.

May 2003

Making Multi media an innovative part of Curriculiuar innovation

Jaihua Bai

Going Beyond Classroom Learning

Lina Lee

Calico Journal

Roger C. Schank, Active Learning Through Multimedia, IEEE MultiMedia, v.1 n.1, p.69-78, March 1994

Jana Dospisil , Tony Polgar, Conceptual modeling in the hypermedia development process, Proceedings of the 1994 computer personnel research conference on Reinventing IS : managing information technology in changing organizations: managing information technology in changing organizations, p.97-104, March 24-26, 1994, Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Mihir A. Parikh, Beyond the web: leveraging multiple internet technologies, Web-based education: learning from experience, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey , PA , 2003

Language Learning & Technology

Vol. 2, No. 1, July 1998, pp. 35-45

DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF THE USER INTERFACE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE: A COGNITIVE APPROACH

PDF version

Jan L. Plass

University of New Mexico

DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF THE USER INTERFACE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE: A COGNITIVE APPROACH

Jan L. Plass

University of New Mexico

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Using Multimedia: A Descriptive Investigation of Incidental Language Learning

Paul Brett

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volume 16 Issue 2 Page 148 – June 2000

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2729.2000.00126.x

Understanding multimedia dialogues in a foreign language

S. Merlet

Laboratoire Langage & Cognition, CNRS, Université de Poitiers , France

The Modern Language Journal

Volume 85 Issue 1 Page 39 – March 2001

doi:10.1111/0026-7902.00096

The Use of Technology for Second Language Learning and Teaching: A Retrospective

M. Rafael Salaberry1Rice University

How computers facilitate English foreign language learners acquire English abstract words.

Tsou, W; Wang, W; Li, H-y

Computers and Education. Vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 415-428. Dec. 2002

Keyword Mnemonics Versus Rote Rehearsal: Learning Concrete and Abstract Foreign Words by Experienced and Inexperienced Learners

Authors: van Hell J.G. 1; Mahn A.C. 1

Source: Language Learning, September 1997, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 507-546(40)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Language Learning & Technology

Vol. 3, No. 2, January 2000, pp. 32-43

THE USE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: A SURVEY OF SOME TECHNIQUES AND SOME ONGOING STUDIES

Jan H. Hulstijn

University of Amsterdam

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Technology-Enhanced Language Learning: Construction of Knowledge and Template-Based Learning in the Foreign Language Classroom

Computers and language learning: An overview

Mark Warschauer, University of Hawai’i , USA

Deborah Healey, University of Oregon , USA

Computer Assisted Language Learning

Using Computers to Learn Words in the Elementary Grades: An Evaluation Framework and a Review of Effect Studies

Is multimedia effective for language learning? An intuitive, theoretical and empirical perspective.

Paul Brett,

University of Wolverhampton .

Multimedia Language Teaching

Sandra Fotos (Ed.) (1996)

Tokyo and San Francisco : Logos International

Pp. xvi + 202

ISBN 4-947561-04-1

Scientific evidence that brainwaves facilitate the learning process and has real, positive short run and long run effects on learning and retention. Note below there are many other uses.

EEG and Intelligence
M. Doppelmayr, PhD and W. Klimesch, PhD
University of Salzburg, Department of Physiological Psychology, AUSTRIA

Attending to music increases brain synchronization
Iwaki, Tatsuya; Hayashi, Mitsuo; Hori, Tadao. (1997).

THE FUNCTIONAL MEANING AND POSSIBLE PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF THETA AND ALPHA OSCILLATIONS FOR COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE
W. KLIMESCH, PHD
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG, SALZBURG, AUSTRIA

Binaural auditory beats affect vigilance performance and mood.
Lane JD, Kasian SJ, Owens JE, Marsh GR.
Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Academic Performance Enhancement with Photic Stimulation and EDR Feedback.” Thomas Budzynski, Ph.D., John Jordy, M.Ed., Helen Kogan Budzynski, Ph.D., Hsin-Yi Tang, M.S., and Keith Claypoole, Ph.D.

“Exceptional Results with ‘Exceptional Children” Lynda Thompson, Ph.D. and Michael Thompson, M.D., Journal Of NeuroTherapy

Electroencephalographic Biofeedback of SMR and Beta for Treatment of Attention Deficit Disorders in a Clinical Settin g, Lubar, J. O., and J.F. Lubar. Biofeedback and Self Regulation 9, no. 1 (1984) 1-23

Righting the Rhythms of Reason: EEG Biofeedback Training as a Therapeutic Modality in a Clinical Office Setting . Tansey, M.A., Medical Psychotherapy 3 (1990): 57-68

“EEG Alpha Rhythm Frequency and Intelligence in Normal Individuals.” Anoukhin, A., Intelligence, 23: 1-14

“EEG Average Frequency and Intelligence.” Giannitrapani, D. (1969)., Electroencephalography & Clinical Neurophysiology, 27, 480-486.

“Differences in EEG Alpha Activity Related to Giftedness.” Jausovec, N. (1996)., Intelligence, 23, 159-173.

The Mind Revealed

by Marcia Barinaga
SCIENCE, Vol. 249 1989

Auditory Beats in the Brain
by Gerald Oster
Scientific American, October 1973

A New Theory of Consciousness
HEALTH/SCIENCE, New Mexican April 7, 1995

Cowan, J.D. (1995). “Alpha-theta brainwave biofeedback: The many possible theoretical reasons for its success.” Megabrain Report: The Journal of Mind Technology Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 29-35.

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Fahrion, S.L., Walters, E.D., Coyne, L., and Allen, T. (1992). “Alterations in EEG amplitude, personality factors, and brain electrical mapping after alpha-theta brainwave training: A controlled case study of an alcoholic in recovery.” Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimential Research Vol 16, No. 3, pp. 547-552.

Peniston, E. & Kulkosky, P. J. (1989). “Alpha-Theta brainwave training and beta-endorphin levels in alcoholics.” Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 13:271-279.

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Boeving, H. (1993). “Watching addictions disappear.” Menninger Perspective, Number 1, 1993.

Anoukhin, A. “EEG Alpha Rhythm Frequency and Intelligence in Normal Individuals.” Intelligence, 23: 1-14

Atwater, F. H. (1988). “The Monroe Institute’s Hemisync process: A Theoretical Perspective.” Faber, Va: Monroe Institute.

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Berg, K, Siever, D (1999). “Audio-Visual Entrainment as a Treatment Modality for Seasonal Affective Disorder.” Presented at the Society for Neuronal Regulation.

Berg, K, Mueller, H., Siebael, D., Siever, D. (1999). “Outcome of Medical Methods, Audio-Visual Entrainment, and Nutritional Supplementation for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia Syndrome.” Presented at the Society for Neuronal Regulation.

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Brackopp, G. W. (1984). Review of research on Multi-Modal sensory stimulation with clinical implications and research proposals. Unpublished manuscript–see Hutchison (1986).

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I would also recommend:

The Monroe Institute
365 Roberts Mountain Road
Faber, VA 22938-2317

This has a wealth of information and research partially listed bellow to support the practical application of brainwave technology.

PREP Session
A Personal Resources Exploration Program (PREP) session is a personalized Hemi-Sync® audio-guidance program conducted in the laboratory at the Institute.

Research Papers
Binaural Beats and the Regulation of Arousal Levels
by F. Holmes Atwater
Abstract from document published in “Proceedings of the IANS 11th Forum on New Arts and Science”
© 2001 by the International Association on New Science 1612 Windsor Court, Fort Collins, CO 80526

Hemispheric-Synchronization During Anaesthesia: A Double Blind Randomized Trial Using Audiotapes for Intra-Operative Nociception Control
by P. Kliempt, D. Ruta, S. Ogston, A. Landeck, and K. Martay
Summary from Anaesthesia, Vol. 54, No. 8, pp. 769-773, 1999
© 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd.
Binaural Auditory Beats Affect Vigilance Performance and Mood
by James D. Lane, Stefan J. Kasian, Justine E. Owens, and Gail R. Marsh
Abstract from Physiology & Behavior, Vol. 63, No. 2, pp. 249-252, 1998
© 1998 Elsevier Science Inc.
Accessing Anomalous States of Consciousness with a Binaural Beat Technology
by F. Holmes Atwater
Abstract from the Journal of Scientific Exploration
© 1997 by the Society for Scientific Exploration
Inducing States of Consciousness with a Binaural Beat Technology
by F. Holmes Atwater
Abstract from the Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on New Science
© 1997 the International Association for New Science
Auditory Brain Wave Stimulation in Treating Alcoholic Depression
by Gilbert O. Sanders, Ed.D. and Raymond O. Waldkoetter, Ed.D.
Independent research; edited version of original manuscript published in 1997 by the journal Perceptual and Motor Skills
Music and Hemi-Sync® in the Treatment of Children with Developmental Disabilities
by Suzanne Evans Morris, Ph.D.
Independent research; edited version of original manuscript published in 1996 in the journal Open Ear
The Hemi-Sync® Process by F. Holmes Atwater
Research from The Monroe Institute
The Facilitation of Attention Utilizing Therapeutic Sounds
by George Guilfoyle, Ph.D., and Dominic Carbone, Ph.D.
Independent research presented at the New York State Association of Day Service Providers Symposium, October 18, 1996, Albany, New York
Peak and Other Exceptional Experiences During the Gateway Voyage®
by Todd J. Masluk, MA, EdM
Independent research conducted at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, California; edited version
EEG and Subjective Correlates of Alpha-Frequency Binaural-Beat Stimulation Combined with Alpha Biofeedback by Dale S. Foster, Ph.D.
Independent research conducted at Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee
Enhancing Learning Environments (Research) by James Akenhead
Independent research by the Superintendent of Schools, Marlington School District, Alliance, Ohio
Hemi-Sync® Into Creativity by Chok C. Hiew, Ph.D.
Independent research conducted at the University of New Brunswick
An Empirical Investigation Into the Effect of Beta Frequency Binaural Beat Audio Signals on Four Measures of Human Memory by Richard Cauley Kennerly
Independent research conducted at West Georgia College, Carrolton, Georgia
The Hemi-Sync® Phenomenon:
In Search of Empirical Theories by M. R. Sadigh, Ph.D.
Independent research conducted by The Gateway Institute, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
The Effects of Hemi-Sync® on Electrocortical Activity:
A Review of Three Empirical Studies by M. R. Sadigh, Ph.D.
Independent research conducted by The Gateway Institute, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Binaural-Beat Induced Theta EEG Activity and Hypnotic Susceptibility by D. Brian Brady
Independent research conducted at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

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