Learning and memory go hand in hand because your brain processes the new things you’re learning together with the old information you already have. You also have two different areas of memory: short-term and long-term memory. Short-term memory handles the new information received by the brain. It can only hold on to things for approximately 10-25 seconds. It also has limited capacity: it’s only possible to keep 4-7 things in mind at the same time. In contrast, long-term memory is like a nearly…
Time to celebrate! Together with all of our language learners, we have reached a new milestone: the total number of study items learned permanently by all WordDive users has exceeded 20 million. We want to thank you all for keeping up your good work and reaching this achievement with us. It is your continuous effort that we celebrate today! The WordDive method: Permanent learning as a core principle With WordDive, you repeat your study items exactly the amount of times that…
People who don’t know how WordDive works are often confused. “Is this just a fancy new way of memorizing words?” Yes, that is partially correct. You will learn a lot of new words with WordDive. However, that is not the whole story. WordDive is not just about memorizing new words. It is more about learning how to actually use the language you are studying – in real life situations. 1 study item includes about 10 words on average So when…
Finnish universities have a mandatory Swedish course that everyone has to pass in order to graduate. While Finns do study Swedish in school, the mandatory Swedish course in the university still causes a lot of headache, especially for the engineering students. Only a fraction of them get through the mandatory course without remedial teaching, and in the worst cases, failing to complete that one course delays their graduation. When the 25-year-old mechanic Mika Lamminen started his studies at the Tampere…
It’s time for a party! We have reached a new, impressive milestone: the total number of study items learned permanently by WordDive users has exceeded 10 million. This is a very impressive achievement that belongs to all of you. You are really persistent and hard-working students! Did you know that the whole WordDive method is developed around permanent learning? With WordDive, you repeat things exactly the amount of times that is necessary for you. When you exercise for a long time, the…
Great news! A new milestone reached yet again: last night the number of permanently learned study items learned by the WordDive users worldwide topped 5 million! Permanent learning is what WordDive is all about: you don’t just learn vocabulary with WordDive, you’ll also remember what you’ve learned – permanently! Our team is truly proud of our dedicated users – good job everyone! Happy language learning, WordDive team WordDive TeamA mighty mix of language learning professionals, engineers, designers, user interface developers,…
