浅析强化理论在单词记忆软件中的应用——以百词斩为例

A Study on the Application of Reinforcement Theory in Word Memory Software—Taking “Baicizhan” as an Example

摘要: 现如今，手机不仅是人与人之间沟通交流的工具，还是学习的媒介。随着科技的发展，单词记忆软件应运而生，使用这些软件的人越来越多，而百词斩的用户量更是名列前茅。本文以百词斩为例，首先介绍斯金纳的强化理论及百词斩的功能特点，然后基于强化理论阐释该软件所蕴含的学习原则，分析存在的问题及方法。研究发现，百词斩功能设计比较齐全，遵循了强化理论的五大原则，能够有效辅助学习者学习英语单词。但其也在单词书、图片等方面存在不足，对此软件开发人员应适当作出一些改进，以帮助学习者更好地利用手机应用进行英语词汇的学习，提升词汇记忆的效果。

Abstract: Nowadays, mobile phones are not only used to communicate with others but also used as a medium of study. More and more people are using word memory applications, which are created with the development of technology. Among them, the number of users of Baicizhan is at the top of the list. In this paper, we will take Baicizhan as an example, firstly introduce Skinner’s reinforcement theory and the functional features of Baicizhan, and then briefly elaborate on learning principles behind the software based on the reinforcement theory as well as analyze the application’s existing problems and approaches to deal with them. It has been found that the functional design of Baicizhan is relatively complete and follows the five principles of reinforcement theory, which can effectively assist learners in learning English words. However, it also has deficiencies in vocabulary books, pictures, etc. Thus, software developers could take some measures to help learners make better use of this application to learn English vocabulary and improve the effect of vocabulary memorization.