What are flashcards?

Flashcards are cards that are used for testing and improving memory through practised information retrieval. Flashcards are two-sided, with the prompt on one side and the information about the prompt on the other. Content on flashcards may include names, definitions, concepts, formulae or procedures. Flashcards are grouped together in a collection of information that students need to remember, learn, and master. H5P flashcards are a digital version of the traditional paper-based flashcards (also known as index cards) that you may be familiar with using to study, but these have the added ability to check if students have entered a valid response.

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What are dialog cards?

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How do dialog cards and flashcards assist learning?

Flashcards are a commonly used study tool because they allow students to test and improve their basic retention of information through the repetition (or rote learning) of the cards. Students who have a basic understanding of terminology and concepts are more likely to move to more complex conceptual application and problem solving as they have a foundational understanding to draw from. More recent techniques (like the Flashcards-Plus method) deepen student understanding by asking students to reword the concepts, cognitively rethinking the flashcard content in new ways and deepening their understanding. The following video explains how to create and effectively use flashcards to improve learning.

What can dialog cards and flashcards be used for?

Example: Korean Language Flashcards

Translation exercise (mine)

Example: Health Science Flashcards

Anatomy (HLTH1001)

Example: Early Childhood Education Dialog Cards

Health and Wellbeing - TCHR6006

Example: Evidence-Based Practice

Health and Wellbeing - (check the publisher)

Create Flashcards

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Create Dialog Cards

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Step-by-step tutorial

More information about creating Flashcards and Dialog Cards in H5P is available here: H5P Flashcards and H5P Dialog Cards.

References

Brainscape (n.d.) The origins and history of flashcards. Retrieved March 15, 2021, from https://www.brainscape.com/academy/history-of-flashcards/

Golding, J. M., Wasarhaley, N. E., & Fletcher, B. (2012). The Use of Flashcards in an Introduction to Psychology Class. Teaching of Psychology, 39(3),199-202. https://doi.org/10.1177/0098628312450436

Senzaki, S., Hackathorn, J., Appleby, D. C., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2017). Reinventing Flashcards to Increase Student Learning. Psychology Learning & Teaching, 16(3), 353-368. https://doi.org/10.1177/1475725717719771