LGST 240 Quiz: Duolingo Analysis Paper
10 Dec 2015
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Duolingo is a free online platform where anyone can create an account and learn nearly any language for free at their own pace at any place. With a user base of 100 million registered users, duolingo is the #1 downloaded mobile application in the education category on both. One gamification tactic duolingo uses most effectively is its timing of feedback and rewards. This is a huge factor in duolingo"s success, as reward schedules have significant implications toward determining how people perform. Numb the user, while too infrequent rewards can demotivate users who need the extra boost and words of encouragement to keep going. At the beginning of the program when users are learning new words, duolingo gives users immediate feedback on whether or not they have translated a word correctly. However, duolingo only tells the user this after they have finished answering a question.
