2000 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Basic Research for Employng Voice Recognition Systems in the Education of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired.
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11680290
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
教科教育
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| Research Institution | Tsukuba College of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
HOSOYA Miyoko Tsukuba College of Technology, Department of General Education, Associate Professor, 聴覚部・一般教育等, 助教授 (30282370)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ISHIHARA Yasushi Tsukuba College of Technology, Researdh Center on Educational Media, Associate Professor, 教育方法開発センター(聴覚障害系), 助教授 (70212917)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1999 – 2000
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| Keywords | voice recognition / speech recognition / Deaf and Hearing Impaired / school for the deaf and hearing impaired / captioning / real-time / Via Voice / 音声認識 |
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| Research Abstract |
1999-1 : For this research we used the IBM ViaVoice speech recognition software. After a period of enrollment/training the lectures of the previous year were input from printed data, thereby extending the vocabulary and other software components to further improve the recognition accuracy.
1999-2 : Assessed the use of headsets during lectures. While the students had no difficulty lip reading, the lecturer had a little difficulty using sign language. Consequently, it was decided that a cordless microphone was preferable.
1999-3 : Erroneous display of kanji put the students at a great disadvantage. This disadvantage was overcome by using only kana without kanji.
2000-1 : Tests were set up outside college at a kindergarten and a high school for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired. The information obtained from the teachers and tutors proved invaluable.
2000-2 : During individual tutoring outside regular lecture time, correction of miss-recognition was easy and when compared to conversing in writing, it was evident that the system was very effective.
2000-3 : Analyzed reports from an Australian school for the deaf and hearing impaired. The results indicated the importance of conducting comparative investigations of a number of voice recognition software packages.
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