eLearning Technology: The Empowered Flashcard in Teacher Training

While behavior management has been one of the most essential domains in pre-service training, many teacher candidates were struggling with understanding and use of behavioral terminologies. Not only does factual knowledge fluency (accuracy plus speed) itself is an important response competence, but it also has a positive impact on retention and application. Daily one-minute paper-based flashcard practice has been shown to be effective in building up student competence in terminology identification. However, concerns regarding flashcard creation, durability, accessibility, and student motivation had been raised. An alternative web-based practice is designed to solve the challenges. This study proposed an instructional shift in adapting electronic flashcard in college teaching. Practical strategies and instructional considerations are also suggested.