The effects of distributed and massed practice on automatization: Individual difference study

Research Project

Project/Area Number	15H06696
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Foreign language education
Research Institution	Kanagawa University
Principal Investigator	Suzuki Yuichi 神奈川大学, 外国語学部, 助教 (10756563)
Project Period (FY)	2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords	第二言語習得 / 分散学習 / 自動化 / 適性 / 適性処遇交互作用 / 教育系心理学 / 集中学習 / 文法習得
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This study investigated the optimal schedule for second language grammar practice. Results showed that the shorter-spacing learning condition led to superior performance compared to the longer-spacing learning condition. Furthermore, the role of cognitive aptitudes seemed to have varied depending on the learning schedule.