An Evaluation of m-Learning Effectiveness : English Vocabulary Apps in China

• 발행기관: 한국IT서비스학회
• 저자명: Zang Li ni 민대환(Dai hwan Min)
• 간행물 정보: 『한국IT서비스학회 학술대회 논문집』2017춘계학술대회, 587~590쪽, 전체 4쪽
• 주제분류: 공학 > 전자/정보통신공학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2017.05.30

영문 초록

Recently, with the rapid development of mobile technology, English vocabulary learning has entered a new stage. English vocabulary learning might become effective when a mobile app as a MALL (Mobile Assisted Language Learning) tool provides a new platform for learners of English as a foreign language. The purpose of this study is to find out whether the social sharing function and the image function have a positive effect on learning English vocabulary. This study consists of two steps: The first step has surveyed apps for learning English as a foreign language and found twenty-eight apps from app stores. Among them, sixteen apps have features for learning vocabulary. Main design principles of these apps are reward, social comparison sharing, image, self-monitoring, personalization, and reminder. At the second step, this study employs a quasi-experimental method to compare two apps, one with the social sharing function and the other with the image function. A pre-test of 233 middle school students in China was conducted in order to find out their usage of English vocabulary apps. About half of the students have some experiences in apps for English vocabulary learning. Two apps, ZhiMi and LeCi, were selected for a quasi-experiment. Total 134 students participated and were assigned into three groups for the two-month experiment. We are analyzing the learning effectiveness of the social comparison sharing function and the image function of English vocabulary app.

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Abstract

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Research Approach

Ⅲ. Concluding Remarks

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