Sajjad Ansari, Hirak Banerjee, Rajlakshmi Guha, J. Mukhopadhyay
{"title":"Improving the readability of dyslexic learners with mobile game-based sight-word training","authors":"Sajjad Ansari, Hirak Banerjee, Rajlakshmi Guha, J. Mukhopadhyay","doi":"10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00093","url":null,"abstract":"Specific learning disabilities are a major obstacle in early learning processes and are a growing issue in India. Children with specific learning disabilities lack in necessary skills of reading and writing and require a personalized intervention by a clinical expert. However, the low expert-to-populace proportion is a noteworthy obstacle in effectively treating the disorder in the fully human-guided therapeutic set-up. The emerging use of Android handsets and effective e-learning technologies in the modern era provides ways to reduce the physical distance between the clinician and the child. This paper proposes one of the many solutions to help children with dyslexia in their early learning. This paper proposes an Android game-based intervention program to teach reading at the word level. The main objective of this work is to lessen the dependency of experts by providing a unified platform to assist both experts and children. The games are designed based on the sight words training a widely used and accepted intervention strategy. This work shows the developed prototype of the proposed approach, and the reviews from subject matter experts on the prototype through the Mobile Application Rating Scale.","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130493680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Êrica Peters Do Carmo, A. Klock, E. H. T. D. Oliveira, Isabela Gasparini
{"title":"A study on the impact of gamification on students’ behavior and performance through learning paths","authors":"Êrica Peters Do Carmo, A. Klock, E. H. T. D. Oliveira, Isabela Gasparini","doi":"10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00032","url":null,"abstract":"Gamification has been widely employed in educational contexts to improve students’ engagement and enhance the learning process. In this sense, the present work investigates the impact of gamification on students’ behavior and performance through learning paths, i.e., sequences of learning objects followed by students while interacting with a virtual learning environment. To achieve this, we captured, analyzed and visually represented learning paths from 139 students enrolled in an online course. As result, we observed that students using gamification interacted more with the course elements, had longer paths and better grades. The main contribution of this work is to present learning paths as a tool to investigate students’ interaction in a virtual learning environment with gamified elements and to analyze these elements’ impact on students’ behavior and performance.","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127692516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ioannis Vrellis, Michael Delimitros, Panagiota Chalki, P. Gaintatzis, Ioanna Bellou, T. Mikropoulos
{"title":"Seeing the unseen: user experience and technology acceptance in Augmented Reality science literacy","authors":"Ioannis Vrellis, Michael Delimitros, Panagiota Chalki, P. Gaintatzis, Ioanna Bellou, T. Mikropoulos","doi":"10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00107","url":null,"abstract":"Augmented Reality (AR) appears to have great potential in education and training. Although this technology has become mainstream through the use of handheld mobile devices, consumer-grade AR glasses are beginning to become available. These glasses could unlock the potential of AR by increasing freedom of movement, performance and safety. This preliminary study explores user experience and acceptance of state-of-the-art AR glasses. A simple activity was created to visualize electromagnetic radiation for science literacy purposes and then evaluated by university students (N=154). The results showed moderate spatial presence, low simulator sickness and high levels of acceptance and satisfaction.","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128144345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using Learning Analytics and Adaptive Formative Assessment to Support At-risk Students in Self-paced Online Learning","authors":"Hongxin Yan","doi":"10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00125","url":null,"abstract":"Online education is growing but facing a problem of high academic failure rates. In self-paced online learning (SPOL), the lack of academic support – social interaction, formative feedback, learning awareness, and academic intervention – is recognized as a critical factor causing the academic failure problem. To facilitate such academic support, this study has identified three relevant technical and pedagogical strategies (formative assessment, adaptive assessment and learning analytics) that could work together as a possible solution. Design-based research is considered for this study to investigate the effectiveness of this solution in the context of STEM disciplines of formal higher online education. A computing course is selected for a case study. The design principles of the adaptive assessment model and the intervention learning analytics model are explained. Also, the expected contributions are summarized at the end.","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":"295 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121718934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Overcoming the Difficulties for Teachers in Collaborative Learning Using Multimodal Learning Analytics","authors":"Reet Kasepalu","doi":"10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00124","url":null,"abstract":"During collaborative learning (CL) teachers have little to no information about what is happening in the groups, however, they are expected to plan, monitor, support, consolidate and reflect upon student interactions. How is a teacher able to provide support the students when she/he is not fully aware of the situation and progress of the students? Multimodal learning analytics (MMLA) could offer teachers valuable insights into the CL process, however, not many MMLA outputs are used in real practice today, and designing such MMLA dashboards remains a challenge. The aim of the present design-science research is to find out if multimodal learning analytics is able to help teachers help support students in CL. After having gone through two cycles of design based research, it is apparent that the involved teachers are interested in getting an overview of the activities within the groups and help with assessment. The involved teachers were ready to use collaboration analytics if it can assure a certain level of accuracy, more research is needed on how to use MMLA to support teachers in CL assessment.","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":"2261 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130234730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liliana Quyen Tang, Rafael Pinto, Vivekanandan S. Kumar
{"title":"Analytics-oriented Preventive Care for Communicable Disease","authors":"Liliana Quyen Tang, Rafael Pinto, Vivekanandan S. Kumar","doi":"10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00049","url":null,"abstract":"Today, most sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can be cured. However, stigma around STIs – especially fears over negative social attitudes – prevents many people from getting tested or notifying their sexual partners that they are infected. The Government of Alberta invests considerable resources on strategies to improve the health of Albertans. However, the massive outbreak of epidemics like syphilis indicate there are huge gaps in the current approach. This paper proposes the development of a centralized information system to correlate the areas of edu-communication and epidemiology as well as employs techniques in predictive analytics to explore the correlation between certain risk factors and the change in the number of infectious syphilis cases in the province of Alberta. The performance of the resultant models provides a proof-of-concept for the preventive strategies proposed in the paper.","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130458912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Cai, Jui-Yi Wang, Gwo-Dong Chen, Jen-Hang Wang, Su-Hang Yang
{"title":"A Digital Reality Theater with the Mechanisms of Real-Time Spoken Language Evaluation and Interactive Switching of Scenario & Virtual Costumes: Effects on Motivation and Learning Performance","authors":"M. Cai, Jui-Yi Wang, Gwo-Dong Chen, Jen-Hang Wang, Su-Hang Yang","doi":"10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00096","url":null,"abstract":"To promote language learning performance, a realistic speech mission-based digital learning theater, which integrates with real-time spoken language evaluation and interactive switching of scenario and virtual costumes, was proposed in this study. Regarding evaluation, an AI chatbot is integrated into the digital learning theater to assign speech tasks to learners and evaluate their performance in terms of pronunciation and grammar, and then provide immediate feedback for improvement. Regarding interaction, with Kinect motion detection technology, learners can immerse themselves into the digital scene of drama with their whole body and wear various virtual costumes that can automatically match learners’ body size and motions, to strengthen learners’ interest and engagement in learning. This study was conducted on a Japanese language course for university students. The results suggest that students’ learning outcomes and motivation can be enhanced with realistic speech mission-based digital learning theater.","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":"79 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115373271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learning Chinese as a Second Language by Educational Robots Integrating the Operation of Conditional Logic in Computational Thinking and the Usage of the Causal Sentences","authors":"Ting-Chia Hsu, L. Wong, G. Aw","doi":"10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00077","url":null,"abstract":"This study attempted to carry out interdisciplinary learning activities which integrate computational thinking into language learning. The participants were 56 5th-grade Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) students in Singapore. The students were required to learn the ability to apply conditional complex sentences in Chinese language and learn the conditional structural logic through coding educational robots to interact with each other in Chinese. The results showed that the students improved significantly in the linguistic knowledge. Furthermore, the computer programming self-efficacy of the students has also promoted significantly in terms of logical thinking, control and debugging. The students had also shown a high level of learning engagement, low anxiety and a high intention in the robot coding activity. This study presented the empirical results of this cross-domain integration of educational robots and language learning, providing a reference and teaching practices for future teachers.","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":" 14","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120829053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rafael Pinto, L. Silva, Ricardo A. M. Valentim, Carlos Oliveira, J. Lacerda, R. Silva, Jailton C. Paiva, Vivekanandan S. Kumar
{"title":"Assessing the Impact of Public Health Campaigns Through Epidemiological, Communication and Education Indicators","authors":"Rafael Pinto, L. Silva, Ricardo A. M. Valentim, Carlos Oliveira, J. Lacerda, R. Silva, Jailton C. Paiva, Vivekanandan S. Kumar","doi":"10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icalt49669.2020.00050","url":null,"abstract":"Syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection, is a growing public health concern. Communication strategies have been applied to alert and educate the population of the risks of the disease. This applied study aims to investigate the impact of public health campaigns through several indicators. For this, a tool is being developed to capture, store and analyze this data, in order to make this information available clearly and accurately to decision makers, facilitating the development of new education, communication and disease prevention strategies. A case study is being conducted. Data from the “Syphilis No!” campaign and disease notification data provided by the Ministry of Health in Brazil are being analyzed in conjunction with others indicators, such as the growth of Internet news, social networks messages and interest searches through Google Trends. The results show that the volume of news about the disease is increasing, having peaked during and shortly after the campaign period. In addition, the subject was widely researched on the Internet.","PeriodicalId":153823,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125904215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}