"iRobiQ": The Influence of Bidirectional Interaction on Kindergarteners' Reading Motivation, Literacy, and Behavior

Autor/inn/en	Hsiao, Hsien-Sheng; Chang, Cheng-Sian; Lin, Chien-Yu; Hsu, Hsiu-Ling
Titel	"iRobiQ": The Influence of Bidirectional Interaction on Kindergarteners' Reading Motivation, Literacy, and Behavior
Quelle	In: Interactive Learning Environments, 23 (2015) 3, S.269-292 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-4820
DOI	10.1080/10494820.2012.745435
Schlagwörter	Robotics; Artificial Intelligence; Teaching Methods; Reading Ability; Reading Interests; Cognitive Style; Student Behavior; Preschool Children; Technology Uses in Education; Laptop Computers; Toys; Cooperative Learning; Competition; Interaction; Foreign Countries; Reading Instruction; Mandarin Chinese; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Comparative Analysis; Pretests Posttests; Reading Achievement; Literacy Education; Reading Comprehension; Story Telling; Word Recognition; Recall (Psychology); Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; Statistical Analysis; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Robotertechnik; Künstliche Intelligenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Reading competence; Lesekompetenz; Leseinteresse; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner; Toy; Spielzeug; Kooperatives Lernen; Wettkampf; Interaktion; Ausland; Leseunterricht; Leseleistung; Leseverstehen; Worterkennung; Abberufung; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This study focused on an intelligent robot which was viewed as a language teaching/learning tool to improve children's reading ability, reading interest, and learning behavior. The iRobiQ, with its multimedia contents, was employed to encourage children to read, speak, and answer questions. Fifty-seven pre-kindergarteners participated in this study, and they were divided into an experimental group (30 children using iRobiQ) and a control group (27 children using a tablet-PC). After 2 months of experiments, the reading ability of the experimental group was better than that of the control group. It was found that using iRobiQ as a learning tool had many advantages, for example, the enhancement of learners' reading literacy, in comparison with the use of tablet-PC. In this study, there were three interesting findings: (1) iRobiQ is a more effective learning companion as compared to tablet-PC; (2) iRobiQ is a bidirectional interactive toy; and (3) iRobiQ can foster and promote the peer collaboration and competition because it has intriguing characteristics, particularly its communicative and interactive functions. The bidirectional interactive robots allow pre-kindergarten teachers to create more active and interactive learning environment for children and provide the children with more various learning contents. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01