The Study of the Relationship among Learner-Content Interaction, Learning Performance, and Learner Satisfaction in a Blended Learning English Class in a Rural High School

2013 ◽  
pp. 1307-1323
Author(s):  
Jiyou Jia ◽  
Zhuhui Ding ◽  
Yuhao Chen ◽  
Xuemei Cui
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Learner Satisfaction ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Web Based ◽  
English Class ◽  
Content Interaction ◽  
Assisted Instruction

Learner-content interaction is one of the four interaction types in computer assisted instruction systems. “Without leaner-content interaction, little or no learning will occur” (Moore, 1993). The authors developed a web-based vocabulary and listening learning and assessment system for English instruction, which focuses on the learner-content interaction based on the behaviorisms learning theory. The authors integrated it into a normal English class weekly for a term in a high school located in a rural province in China. They analyzed the student exam scores, the student survey answers, learner-content interaction records in the learning system, and their relationship using statistical software SPSS. The research reveals that there exists almost significant positive correlation between learner-content interaction and learning performance, but there is not any correlation between the learner-content interaction and learner satisfaction. The survey results also demonstrated the learners’ satisfaction with this interactive learning system. The reasons for those findings are analyzed. Finally, limitations and further work are discussed.

The Study of the Relationship among Learner-Content Interaction, Learning Performance, and Learner Satisfaction in a Blended Learning English Class in a Rural High School

2012 ◽  
pp. 191-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiyou Jia ◽  
Zhuhui Ding ◽  
Yuhao Chen ◽  
Xuemei Cui
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Learner Satisfaction ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Web Based ◽  
English Class ◽  
Content Interaction ◽  
Assisted Instruction

Learner-content interaction is one of the four interaction types in computer assisted instruction systems. “Without leaner-content interaction, little or no learning will occur” (Moore, 1993). The authors developed a web-based vocabulary and listening learning and assessment system for English instruction, which focuses on the learner-content interaction based on the behaviorisms learning theory. The authors integrated it into a normal English class weekly for a term in a high school located in a rural province in China. They analyzed the student exam scores, the student survey answers, learner-content interaction records in the learning system, and their relationship using statistical software SPSS. The research reveals that there exists almost significant positive correlation between learner-content interaction and learning performance, but there is not any correlation between the learner-content interaction and learner satisfaction. The survey results also demonstrated the learners’ satisfaction with this interactive learning system. The reasons for those findings are analyzed. Finally, limitations and further work are discussed.

EVALUATING THE INTELLIGENT FEATURES OF A WEB-BASED INTELLIGENT COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING SYSTEM

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (02) ◽  
pp. 411-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
VICTORIA TSIRIGA ◽  
MARIA VIRVOU
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Intelligent System ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Computer Assisted Language Learning ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Intelligent Computer ◽  
The Web

In this paper we present and discuss the results of the evaluation of an Intelligent Computer Assisted Language Learning (ICALL) system that operates over the Web. In particular, we aimed at evaluating the system along three dimensions: a) the effect of the intelligent features of the system on the learning outcome of students, b) the system's ability to provide individualized support to students that leads to more effective use of the system and c) the general usability and friendliness of the ICALL. To achieve this, we conducted an empirical study, where we compared the intelligent system with a non-intelligent version of it. The results of the study revealed that the students of the Web-based ICALL had gained more knowledge of the domain and had been able to interact with the system more effectively as compared to the students that had used the non-intelligent version of the system. However, the students of the intelligent version of the system found it more difficult and they needed more time to get acquainted with the system in comparison to the students of the non-intelligent system.

Training the Economically Disadvantaged via Computer-Assisted Instruction: An Experiment by Chrysler Learning, Inc.

1982 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daphne Williams Ntiri
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Training Sequence ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Computer Assisted Instruction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
Assisted Instruction ◽  
Experimental Group

Computer-assisted instruction was utilized by Chrysler Learning, Inc. to study its impact on economically and educationally disadvantaged youth subjects in basic but specific academic areas within a given time period. The program took the form of an experiment that involved two groups: 1) an experimental group that participated in an educational training sequence with an interactive computerized learning system coupled with traditional classroom instruction and work experience; and 2) a control group that received no structured instruction in basic skills but was exposed to counseling, hands-on industrial experience and job search skills. Comparison of the pre- and post-test scores indicated that the experimental group had made significantly higher gains than the control group in reading and mathematics. Reading in general was more indicative of growth but math was also positively affected.

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