Abstract

Today’s traditional teaching methods for achieving mastery and technical proficiency focus mainly on fundamentals and the theoretical aspects, neglecting the importance of hands on and real life experience as well as the motivation and engagement in the learning process. The system works to a certain degree but still suffers from increasing drop rates, decreasing enrollment rates while taking several years to graduate students in skills and technologies that drastically evolve year over year.

Bootcamps and other apps or websites have emerged as a possible solution with more fast-paced, engaging, hands on and interactive learning environments but they often lack a scientific approach or framework to optimize learning efficacy. They may not have the expertise to design and implement evidence-based and proven effective curriculum.

By failing to provide a comprehensive and fast paced method to learning technical skills, we end up with a workforce that is not fully prepared, institutions that struggle to retain students, and companies that are hesitant to hire. The gap between junior and senior developers also widens, creating a bottleneck in the market.

What is needed is a holistic approach that addresses both motivation and time efficiency and implements a cost-effective solution that scales to thousands of users while remaining accessible to everyone.

In this paper, we propose a framework that incorporates a series of 4 metrics to develop learning environments with high learning and time efficacy: Memory Retention, Feedback Quality, Learning Mastery and Motivation. Our proposed solution leverages cutting-edge technology and minimal human intervention to create a cost-effective approach to education that can be mathematically measured in real time using these 4 metrics.

Environmental Learning Efficacy

<aside> ⚠️ Instead of focusing on assessing the student’s learning ability, we focus on assessing the environment’s learning potential.

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We define environmental learning efficacy to the effectiveness of an educational institution to provide and environment, syllabus and tools that lead high learning efficacy and eventually to student’s technical proficiency.

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<aside> 📖 A highly efficient learning environment leads to ideal learning outcomes.

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Memory Retention

$$ R(t) = I \times e^{-\frac{t}{S \times n}} $$

The more time it passes without practice, the less your brain will retain.

After receiving new information, the brain's medial temporal lobe can save that information in memory for a few days or weeks. But, without using methods such as spaced repetition or active recall, your brain cannot store that memory for long due to memory trace decay and interference – a process more commonly known as “forgetting.”

Forgetting Curve²