On 11 March 2014 12:44, Alex . <[email protected]> wrote: > the point of the test is to repeatedly punish users with extra time until > they learn that the already reasonable 100 second/30 minutes of study time > is not the bathroom break but actual study time. > > this program is for the worst of the worst as far as procrastinators and > non-studiers. > > Ok, I see. I'm not sure that "punishing" disobedient users is the most productive thing for them though. >From what I've heard, positive reinforcement is generally much more successful than punitive actions. Particularly in those with ADHD.
So the function of your program as an aid (in that it helps users to do their study by stopping them from interacting with other programs during that time) -- rather than as a punitive whip for noncompliant users -- is more interesting to me. If you have tried the program however and have something that would work > better for you personally i would be happy to get you a custom tailored > version. > > Is it working properly for you btw? I have not had a very good success > rate as far as this program working on other computers. Im still not sure > why. > I've not tested it yet, but will try when I get home later. all the best, Oisín > > On Monday, March 10, 2014 8:03:23 PM UTC+9, Oisín Mac Fhearaí wrote: > >> On 10 March 2014 07:44, Alex . <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> -Random User presence test: >>> Now a test will occur at random times during the study lock >>> in which the user will have 10 seconds to follow an instruction on the >>> console or receive a time penalty of 100 seconds. >>> This is to ensure that the user does not use the study time >>> to go to the bathroom or get a snack. There could be multiple tests during >>> a study session. >>> >>> >> Would it be easier to just check whether the user is idle (i.e. no input >> to keyboard or mouse for more than 15 seconds) and if so, pause the clock >> until they come back? >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mnemosyne-proj-users/7d1d374c-cf01-4bfa-af64-b871a3a486bc%40googlegroups.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mnemosyne-proj-users/7d1d374c-cf01-4bfa-af64-b871a3a486bc%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mnemosyne-proj-users/CAO-0pXCeaKDhQZYAZuh%2BVVm9iGdcE1TVhfUFtGjsUa-2DL23fQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
