WordBricks: Mobile Language Learning Microworld
| Project/Area Number |
25330410
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Learning support system
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| Research Institution | The University of Aizu |
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Principal Investigator |
Mozgovoy Maxim 会津大学, コンピュータ理工学部, 准教授 (60571776)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
John Brine 会津大学, コンピュータ理工学部, 教授 (60247624)
Vitaly Klyuev (VITALY Klyuev) 会津大学, コンピュータ理工学部, 教授 (00343393)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
Vitaly Klyuev 会津大学, コンピュータ理工学部, 教授 (00343393)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
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| Keywords | NLP / CALL / MALL / educational software / wordbricks / language education / 英語学習ソフトウェア / WordBricksシステム / 使いやすさ / 感情解析 / 国際研究者交流 / ソフトウェア開発 / 論文発表 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We have designed and implemented WordBricks - an innovative mobile instrument for practising natural language grammar. The design of the current WordBricks version is heavily inspired by Scratch programming system. WordBricks has been evaluated in a real classroom setting in order to collect user opinions on its usability and prove its pedagogical value. Our experiments show that the students generally like the appearance and interface of WordBricks. Furthermore, WordBricks indeed help the students to acquire learning materials more efficiently, and as a result, obtain higher scores during post-study grammar tests.
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