Development of an Assignment Randomization Program to Improve Student Performance
Project/Area Number |
22K02932
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Review Section |
Basic Section 09070:Educational technology-related
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Research Institution | Sojo University |
Principal Investigator |
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ハーシェル ロバート 崇城大学, SILC, 准教授 (60458651)
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Project Period (FY) |
2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2022)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
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Keywords | Online learning / Moodle / Scheduling / Content Management / Plugin / Drip Release / Randomization / Incremental Study / LMS / Quiz |
Outline of Research at the Start |
Previous research has shown an increase in online assignments, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. As with traditional assignments, however, academic integrity remains a concern. Designing effective online assignments is also time-consuming. Assignment randomization programs developed for subjects such as math and business have been shown to reduce cheating and improve academic performance. No such randomization programs exist for subjects such as social sciences and language education. Frequent engagement in activities has shown to increase student engagement and performance.
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Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
We were successfully able to create one of the plugins for the Moodle learning management system. This first plugin focuses on the scheduling of activities as this is a main focus of the project. The plugin allows users to schedule the availability of content over specific time periods. Over the course of the year, we managed to make version 1.00 available to the public via GitHub (https://github.com/marcusgreen/moodle-tool_driprelease). It is still in the early stages of development but appears to be promising.
Additionally, we gave presentations at Moodle Moot 2023 in Ibaraki, and JALT CALL 2022 to demonstrate the plugin with the developer and gain feedback.
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Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
With the initial plugin in the early stages, we are planning to use it in various ways to thoroughly test the functionality of the plugin and to highlight possible improvements. However, use of the plugin won't be fully implemented until later in the next fiscal year. We are also currently scheduled to present at two major conferences next academic year, JALT CALL, and JALT National where we hope to further demonstrate the benefits of the plugin and raise awareness of its availability. While the current plugin addresses the issue of scheduling and content management, a plugin has yet to be developed for the randomization of content for the project as of 2023.3.31 (FY 2022).
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Strategy for Future Research Activity |
In the next fiscal year, 2023, will focus on further developing the current plugin, Drip Release, and to start consultations and initial development of a second plugin to address randomization of content. We will be attending and presenting at conferences that can aid us in the development of the plugins and raise public awareness about them.
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