The Effectiveness of Using Memrise Application to Learn Chinese Characters by American Middle School Students - A Pilot Study

IF 8.6 1区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-10-23 DOI:10.46328/ijte.423

Lih-Ching Chen Wang, Eddie T. C. Lam, Chong Xiao

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Abstract

This study examined the effectiveness of Memrise application in motivating American middle school students to learn Chinese as a foreign language (CFL). Participants (N = 27) in the study were middle school students enrolled in CFL courses in an urban public middle school in the Midwestern region of the United States. During the study, the experimental group used the Memrise application while the control group used the traditional paper-made flashcards to learn new Chinese characters. Results of the mixed-design ANOVA indicated that there was no significant (p .05) difference in the scores between students in the experimental and control groups on Chinese characters acquisition. However, the Group main effect was significant (p .001), indicating that the students in the experimental group had stronger motivation in learning CFL than those in the control group. It is suggested that further research should include a larger sample size and other types of CFL learning applications.

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美国中学生使用记忆软件学习汉字的有效性——一项初步研究

本研究考察了Memrise应用在激励美国中学生学习汉语的有效性。本研究的参与者(N = 27)为美国中西部地区一所城市公立中学CFL课程的中学生。在学习过程中，实验组使用Memrise软件学习汉字，对照组使用传统的纸质抽认卡学习汉字。混合设计方差分析结果显示，实验组学生与对照组学生汉字习得成绩差异无统计学意义(p . 0.05)。然而，组主效应显著(p .001)，表明实验组学生学习CFL的动机比对照组学生强。建议进一步的研究应包括更大的样本量和其他类型的CFL学习应用。

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International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education 计算机科学-计算机科学应用

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19.30

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4.70%

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审稿时长

76.7 days

期刊介绍： This journal seeks to foster the sharing of critical scholarly works and information exchange across diverse cultural perspectives in the fields of technology-enhanced and digital learning in higher education. It aims to advance scientific knowledge on the human and personal aspects of technology use in higher education, while keeping readers informed about the latest developments in applying digital technologies to learning, training, research, and management.