Instructional Design Using an In-House Built Teaching Assistant Robot to Enhance Elementary School English-as-a-Foreign-Language Learning

Autor/inn/en	Wu, Wen-Chi Vivian; Wang, Rong-Jyue; Chen, Nian-Shing
Titel	Instructional Design Using an In-House Built Teaching Assistant Robot to Enhance Elementary School English-as-a-Foreign-Language Learning
Quelle	In: Interactive Learning Environments, 23 (2015) 6, S.696-714 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-4820
DOI	10.1080/10494820.2013.792844
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Robotics; Elementary School Students; Interaction; Technology Uses in Education; Student Motivation; Classroom Environment; Teaching Methods; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Grade 3; Story Telling; Theories; Mixed Methods Research; Interviews; Observation; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Robotertechnik; Interaktion; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Schulische Motivation; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Theory; Theorie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung
Abstract	This paper presents a design for a cutting-edge English program in which elementary school learners of English as a foreign language in Taiwan had lively interactions with a teaching assistant robot. Three dimensions involved in the design included (1) a pleasant and interactive classroom environment as the learning context, (2) a teaching assistant robot designed and built by the researchers as instructional technology (instructional tool/medium), and (3) the need for improved motivation and learning outcomes and positive learning experiences of the students as the core research problem. This Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) led to better pedagogical effects on learning and teaching by (1) employing a vivid, enjoyable teaching approach; (2) adopting practical, interesting learning materials; and (3) creating a natural, enjoyable learning context. Both quantitative and qualitative findings of this study indicate that the students' English learning experiences were enhanced, as were their motivation and learning outcomes as a result of this HRI. This paper, instead of merely suggesting design criteria for robots, provides a set of instructional design guidelines that other researchers can follow to create an innovative and enjoyable English classroom that employs an interactive robot as an assistant for enhancing English acquisition while simultaneously reducing the pressure and teaching load of the English instructors. (As Provided).
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