Development and Application of an E-learning System for Language Learning with Handwriting Recognition as its Input Method

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370689
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Gifu National College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: KAMEYANA Taichi 岐阜工業高等専門学校, その他部局等, 教授 (60214558)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 英語教育 / Ｅラーニング / 手書き認識

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined the possibility of replacing legacy keyboard with handwriting recognition as an input method of e-learning systems. In order to investigate the characteristics of e-learning system with handwriting input method, a prototype of e-learning system for learning English vocabulary to which handwriting recognition is applied was developed.
A series of experiments suggested that, although handwriting recognition can be applied as a better input method especially for elementary learners, the handwriting recognition function that is pre-installed within the OS(Windows) is not efficient enough because of its redundant procedure to complete feeding the data. Then a new e-learning interface with handwriting recognition function was developed, with which learners can 'write and input' letters into the computer more directly. Consequently, this study suggested that handwriting recognition can be a better input method than keyboard for beginners of e-learning.

Free Research Field

英語教育