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Evaluating Electronic Flashcards for Exam Readiness: A Study on Students' Study Methods

This study evaluates the effectiveness of electronic flashcards in preparing undergraduate students for exams based on a survey conducted in an Operations Management class. The results showcase student preferences, feedback on ease of use, and suggestions for improvement in creating and accessing flashcards. The findings also compare individual student-created flashcards with those created by the instructor and the class as a whole, highlighting strengths and areas for enhancement in study materials.

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Evaluating Electronic Flashcards for Exam Readiness: A Study on Students' Study Methods

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  1. Evaluation of Electronic Flashcards as a Tool to Improve Exam Readiness Dr. Susan Murray EMSE Department

  2. How Do Students Study? Survey of 23 undergraduate students in a Fall 2013 Operations Management class at Missouri S&T

  3. Electronic Flashcards • Students were given the option of developing flashcards for extra credit • They were available for the students to study for the comprehensive final exam • 21 of 23 chosen to create a set of cards for a book chapter • For a prior class an Ed Tech student work who was a class member created a set

  4. Flashcards • The cards were made in Quizlet.com

  5. Sample Card

  6. Viewing the Flashcards • Quizlet website • Blackboard • iphone or Android

  7. Student Feedback

  8. How Easy Was It to Access and Use The Flashcards? • 17 said “easy” • 4 said “somewhat easy” • 1 said “somewhat difficult” • “hard to change sets, would like if they were compiled into one set”

  9. How Did You View the Flashcards? • 35% on Blackboard • 74% on Quizlet website • 26% on iPhone • Several students used more than one method

  10. Technical Problems NONE

  11. How Many Times Did You Review the Flashcard Sets?

  12. Would this change how they study in the future?

  13. Why Don’t You Make Flashcards? • A common response as to why the student did not make traditional flashcards was “takes time to make them”. • “I can’t find the paper cards to make them.”

  14. Open Ended Comments • “I found it very helpful as a review tool for the exam and wish I knew about it sooner; much easier than handwriting flashcards.” • There was one student who preferred the traditional paper format, “I like to use paper instead of reading off a screen.”

  15. Conclusions • The set prepared by a single student with the instructor were better, more consistent cards. • There were some concepts selected by the student that the instructor deemed not significant enough to warrant inclusion and a few overlooked by the student.

  16. Conclusions • The cards created by an entire class, varied in quality and format. • Some students put an excessive amount of wording on the cards. • The instructor had to review and edit them. • Even with shortcomings, the electronic flashcards were well received by the students.

  17. There is a better use for technology than…

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