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This work is part of our commitment to create effective learning environments based on learning science and prove their effectiveness through research and constant iterative improvement.

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The Doer Effect: Practice Causes Learning

The Doer Effect is the learning science principle that students who do practice as they read (learn by doing) have higher learning gains than those who only read. In this video, Dr. Rachel Van Campenhout, Ed.D., explains how we created an unprecedented scaling of the Doer Effect with Bookshelf CoachMe®.

 
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Recent Publications

Search our catalog of recent publications authored by our team.

2023
Context and Considerations for Investigating the Impact of Learning by Doing on Student Equity

Published in Adaptive Instructional Systems, HCII 2022

profile Rachel Van Campenhout, Bill Jerome, Benny G. Johnson (2023)
Instructor Implementation
2023
Iterative improvement of automatically generated practice with the Content Improvement Service

Published in Adaptive Instructional Systems, HCII 2022

profile Rachel Van Campenhout, Bill Jerome, Benny G. Johnson (2023)
Automatic Question Generation Adaptivity
2023
Advancing Intelligent Textbooks with Automatically Generated Practice: A Large-Scale Analysis of Student Data.

Published in Adaptive Instructional Systems, HCII 2022

profile Rachel Van Campenhout, Michelle Clark, Bill Jerome, Jeffrey S. Dittel, Benny G. Johnson (2023)
Automatic Question Generation
2023
Educational Data Science: Essentials, Approaches, and Tendencies – Proactive Education based on Empirical Big Data Evidence

Published in Adaptive Instructional Systems, HCII 2022

profile Rachel Van Campenhout, Bill Jerome, Benny G. Johnson (2023)
Automatic Question Generation Adaptivity
2023
Leveraging Learning by Doing in Online Psychology Courses: Replicating Engagement and Outcomes

Published in Adaptive Instructional Systems, HCII 2022

profile Rachel Van Campenhout, Bill Jerome, Jeffrey S. Dittel, Benny G. Johnson (2023)
Instructor Implementation
2023
The Doer Effect at Scale: Investigating Correlation and Causation Across Seven Courses

Published in Adaptive Instructional Systems, HCII 2022

profile Rachel Van Campenhout, Bill Jerome, Jeffrey S. Dittel, Benny G. Johnson (2023)
Doer Effect
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