Vocabulary Flash Cards
April 28th, 2009
I read an interesting article contrasting how students learn vocabulary. In yesteryear, the flash cards dominated for learning vocabulary. Today, online flash games if not facebook or Iphone apps, dominate for teaching vocabulary. Yet I’m pretty sure that , old paper cards, are not about to fall into total disuse. What do you think?
And I quote: Vocabulary flash cards are the traditional method for learning vocabulary. But today, interactive online vocabulary games are often used instead of flash cards to improve vocabulary for SAT, ACT, GRE and FCAT tests.
The interactive vocabulary games are enhanced flash cards for vocabulary. They teach and drill on vocabulary like flash cards but in an engaging, entertaining format. Being more fun than vocabulary flash cards means the online interactive vocab games are more effective at engaging and teaching than vocabulary flash cards. English speakers and English learners alike build word power with interactive vocabulary games.
An interested alert vocabulary learner is a fast vocabulary learner. Any vocabulary student will agree. Any teacher of English–or any other subject–can attest to this, and educational research confirms it: Vocabulary SAT, ACT, and GRE scores (marks) reflect this.
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The Vocabulary Learning Fun website has some more interesting learning articles about vocabulary:
See also:
- Digital MadLibs (July 9th, 2010)
- When learning is the answer, what then is the question? (July 4th, 2010)
- Discovering the re-use and derivative works of Open Educational Resources (June 25th, 2010)
- [video] Personal Learning Environment of TU Graz – e-Learning Blog (June 10th, 2010)
- Gazette article on mobile technologies and libraries (June 4th, 2010)
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