Learning is now mobile. Student access to desktop computers, especially in schools, is decreasing as mobile solutions are more affordable and ensure easier implementations, as well as work in conjunction with Bring Your Own Device policies. Since approximately 81% of high school students (as of 2015) own a smartphone, these devices can be accessed in any class or in any setting. Microgram's largest competitor, Grammarly, is a plug-in that is dependent on a desktop computer, and only corrects mistakes. It does not take you through the immersive experience of actually learning what you have done incorrectly. Since it simply corrects, you are bound to make that mistake again. And what happens if you don't have Grammarly with you?
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"Spaced repetition is simple, but highly effective because it deliberately hacks the way your brain works. It forces learning to be effortful, and like muscles, the brain responds to that stimulus by strengthening the connections between nerve cells. By spacing the intervals out, you’re further exercising these connections each time. It produces long-term, durable retention of knowledge, and in my experience, once people start using it, they swear by it" (Gupta, 2008). |