Vocora Research Log

This log records meaningful changes in the project’s questions, evidence, measurements, and decisions. It is not a daily development changelog and does not list routine code changes.

July 17, 2026 — Initial Public Research Structure

Published

• Vocora overview
• Research Agenda
• What Should Vocora Measure as Learning?
• Retrieval Practice in Vocora
• Spaced Practice and the Leitner System
• Ethical Gamification in Vocora

Clarified

• The current product is a vocabulary and spelling practice application, not a validated cognitive intervention.
• Same-session correctness, Leitner box state, and streak length are not treated as proof of durable learning.
• The current review schedule is functional but has not been shown to be optimal.
• Gamification decisions require learning or practice goals, privacy constraints, and guardrail metrics.
• Formal experiment reports will not be published until a question, method, metrics, comparison, and limitations are defined.

Next Questions

• How should delayed spelling recall be measured?
• What baseline should be used to evaluate the current review schedule?
• How should meaning and context be added to isolated spelling practice?
• Which outcomes should be checked before adding streaks or social features?

Log Standard

Future entries should record only substantive changes, including:

• a new or revised research question;
• a change in evidence or interpretation;
• a predeclared experiment protocol;
• a result, including a null or inconclusive result;
• a product decision made because of evidence;
• a correction to an earlier claim.