2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Efficient allocation of cognitive resources in English learning for the visually impaired with information guarantee technologies
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19520478
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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 |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Tsukuba University of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
KATOH Hiroshi Tsukuba University of Technology, 障害者高等教育研究支援センター, 教授 (50177466)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
AOKI Kazuko 筑波技術大学, 障害者高等教育研究支援センター, 教授 (30269287)
NAGAOKA Hideji 筑波技術大学, 障害者高等教育研究支援センター, 教授 (30227996)
KAWAHARA Masaji 筑波技術大学, 保健科学部, 准教授 (20234106)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 第二言語習得理論 / 視覚障害情報保障 / 英語学習 / 認知心理 / ワーキングメモリ / Text-to-Speech / LMS / ICT |
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| Research Abstract |
We examined the learning and the educational environment with ICT so as to utilize the findings of cognitive psychology to support students with visual impairments. In particular, we considered the perspective of working memory and learning support system used for foreign language learning for the blind. It was found that the ICT environment, especially in Text-to-Speech (TTS) technology, is effective in learning English for the visually impaired as a second language. However, there are many issues that need to be tackled in order to use the LMS, such as using course management systems, ensuring basic scholarship, improving skills for assistive technologies, and attempting to maintain motivation and involvement in such learning.
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