A Distance Learning System for Teaching the Writing of Chinese Characters Over the Internet

2007 ◽  
pp. 254-272
Author(s):  
K. T. Sun ◽  
D. S. Feng
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Chinese Character ◽  
Intelligent Tutoring ◽  
Intelligent Tutoring System ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Chinese Characters ◽  
School Students ◽  
Animated Cartoon ◽  
Rule Bases ◽  
Writing Chinese

This chapter proposes an intelligent tutoring system (ITS) for teaching students to write Chinese characters over the Internet. Since each Chinese character is like a picture, knowing the correct stroke orders can enable a person to write characters more easily. Accordingly, primary schools in Taiwan teach the correct orders in which strokes should be made when writing Chinese characters. In the proposed system, students can use a pen (or drag the mouse) to write Chinese characters on a digital board through a browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer. For realizing the situation of student’s writing behavior, a neuron-based student model was designed to learn the writing style of each student. When a wrong stroke order is used, a short animated cartoon is displayed to show the error to the student, and the reason for the error will be explained. An intelligent tutoring module selects a Chinese character that is similar to the character written with the wrong stroke order, to teach the student again. Several databases and rule-bases are used to store important information such as the correct stroke orders and the structure of each Chinese character, the screen positions of each stroke, the writing behavior of each student, the rules of inference by which training characters are selected, and the error codes (types). This system has been in development since 1996, and includes 2734 Chinese characters (taught in primary schools). It has been used in elementary schools, and by thousands of students. Educational research reveals that over 82% of primary school students had some problems in using the correct stroke orders when writing Chinese characters, and the improvement exhibited by the experimental group was significant (F = 25.331, p < .005). The proposed system has been verified as being of high value in teaching students to write Chinese characters.

scholarly journals Intelligent Tutoring System: Learning Math for 6th-Grade Primary School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Calvin L. King ◽  
Vincent ◽  
Kelvin ◽  
Harco L. H. S. Warnars ◽  
Nurulhuda Nordin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Intelligent Tutoring ◽  
Intelligent Tutoring System ◽  
School Level ◽  
Class Diagram ◽  
Tutoring System ◽  
School Students ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Database Model

This paper proposes a web-based application designed to help elementary school students who have difficulty learning online independently and also their parents who are currently having difficulty teaching their children to study at home online, especially at this time of difficulty with a pandemic outbreak like COVID-19; this time does not allow for physical meetings for the learning process in primary schools. In this paper, we only focus on mathematics because based on several other studies, it is very difficult and important to learn mathematics at the beginning of educational activities such as at the elementary school level. In this paper, the system is modeled using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) tool in the form of a use case diagram which is used to describe the proposed business process and uses class diagrams to describe the database model diagram. In this case, the class diagram is used to describe the data in the class diagram where each class refers to a table in the database. The web-based application user interface is shown at the end to show the communication between users and applications, where this web-based application is implemented using Personal Home Pages (PHP) as server programming and using MySQL to store database model designs. Moreover, for the Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS), content was created using the Cognitive Tutor Authoring Tools (CTAT) which is an authoring tool for learning mathematics created by Carnegie Mellon University. In the end, this web-based application is expected to be used and support teachers as a complement to online mathematics learning, especially during difficult times such as during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Intelligent Tutoring System

2020 ◽  
pp. 121-144
Author(s):  
Abhishek Singh Rathore ◽  
Siddhartha Kumar Arjaria
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Tutoring ◽  
Intelligent Tutoring System ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Tutoring System ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning ◽  
Real Time Data ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning

With digitization, a rapid growth is seen in educational technology. Different formal and informal learning contents are available on the internet. Intelligent tutoring system provides personalized e-learning to the learners. Different attributes like historical data, real-time data, behavioral, and cognitive are usually used for personalization. Based on the personalization, the intelligent tutoring system aims to provide easy and effective understanding. Recent research highlights the effect of learner's behavior and emotions on effective teaching-learning process. This chapter provides a brief description of the intelligent tutoring system, current developments, instructional techniques, proposed solution, and future recommendations. The emphasis of the study is to provide insights on self-regulated learning.

Access and Use of the Internet among Libyan Primary School Students

2017 ◽  
pp. 173-184
Author(s):  
Azza A Abubaker ◽  
Joan Lu
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
School Students ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
Text Reading ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Use Of Internet

This chapter aims to examine the use of the internet and eBook among students in public primary schools in Libya. The literature showed a lack of research that examines access to the Internet, students' awareness of eBook, and using the computer for learning at school. However, this type of research has been important in providing a better understanding of eBook usage and helping designers to create eBooks that meet user needs. Thus, the number of netizens determines the causes of use as a starting point for understanding and determining e- reading stages in order to investigate the factors that affect e- text reading among young people. This chapter presents the questionnaire data as analysed by the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software for analysis and focuses on collecting quantitative data that can help build a clear understanding of current user behaviour. At the end of this chapter, these two objectives should be met: examining the use of Internet among students aged 9 to 13, and defining the awareness and aim of using eBook among students.

scholarly journals Comparing the Effects of Stroke-Appearing and Stroke-Disappearing on Learning the Order of Strokes in Chinese Characters

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon-Chao Hong ◽  
Kai-Hsin Tai ◽  
Ming-Yueh Hwang ◽  
Pei-Hsin Lin
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Chinese Characters ◽  
School Students ◽  
Eeg Data ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Writing Chinese

Different approaches to stimulating perceptions in learning can be easily designed with technology-enhanced learning systems. This study aimed to explore how different approaches can influence learners' perceptions that may negatively or positively affect their learning performance of writing Chinese characters using the correct Chinese order of strokes (COS). We therefore designed an e-learning system which was subdivided into two modes: stroke-appearing (i.e., using red to mark incorrect strokes) and stroke-disappearing (i.e., using blanks to mark incorrect strokes) to indicate strokes written in the incorrect order. We then investigated the modes that would facilitate a higher level of attention and better learning outcomes. A total of 10 third-grade elementary school students participated in the experiment, divided into two test groups. Their EEG data were collected, and time series analysis and t-tests were utilized to analyze the differences. The results indicated that: (1) there was a significant difference in the attention levels of the students practicing with the stroke-appearing and stroke-disappearing modes when learning COS, and (2) there was a significant difference in the learning outcomes of the students practicing with the stroke-appearing and stroke-disappearing modes when learning COS. These findings support the specific role of stroke order knowledge in learning Chinese characters and the need for the design of an effective method for teaching children to learn Chinese characters.

Game-Based Writing Strategy Practice with the Writing Pal

2013 ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rod Roscoe ◽  
Russell Brandon ◽  
Erica L. Snow ◽  
Danielle S. McNamara
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Intelligent Tutoring ◽  
Intelligent Tutoring System ◽  
Persuasive Writing ◽  
Tutoring System ◽  
School Students ◽  
Writing Strategy ◽  
Strategy Acquisition ◽  
Task Goals

In this chapter, the authors consider the value of educational games to support students’ writing strategy acquisition and practice. Sixty-five high school students participated in a summer program using the Writing Pal, an intelligent tutoring system designed to support adolescents’ persuasive writing across multiple phases of the writing process. Overall, students who interacted with the full W-Pal intelligent tutoring system (i.e., animated strategy lessons, game-based practice, and essay-based practice with feedback) were better able to articulate new writing strategies than students who engaged in intensive essay-based practice by writing and revising twice as many essays with feedback. Importantly, performance within several educational games was found to be a significant predictor of strategy acquisition. The authors argue that these strategy benefits arise from the ways in which strategy-specific, game-based practice activities support the decomposition of task goals, clear operations for achieving those goals, compensation for individual differences, and motivation to practice.

scholarly journals ISU DAN MASALAH PEMBELAJARAN DAN PEMUDAHCARAAN MENGENALI AKSARA CINA DI SEKOLAH RENDAH JENIS KEBANGSAAN CINA KUCHING [ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN LEARNING AND TEACHING CHINESE CHARACTERS AT CHINESE VERNACULAR PRIMARY SCHOOLS KUCHING]

2020 ◽  
pp. 40-52
Author(s):  
CHIN HUAT YAP ◽  
GUAT PENG NGOI
Keyword(s):  
Character Recognition ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Chinese Character ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Chinese Characters ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Chinese Character Recognition ◽  
Chinese Language Teachers ◽  
Teaching Chinese

This report is part of a study on the development of Chinese character recognition modules. This report focus in the issues and problems in the learning and teaching of Chinese characters among Chinese students and teachers in Chinese vernacular primary schools, Kuching. The purposive sampling is conducted in the selection of seven first-level Chinese language teachers. Data collected using a semi-structured interview and analyzed using keyword thematic techniques. Some of the identified issues in relation to student’s learning are: (1) Unable to recognize the form of characters and meaning of Chinese characters effectively, and (2) Unable to write Chinese characters correctly. While the issues generated in relation to teacher’s teaching are: (1) No emphasis in recognizing and acquisition of the Chinese characters during learning and teaching, and (2) Lack of awareness of the teaching approaches according to the characteristics of Chinese characters. The findings indicated that further studies related to the development of Chinese character recognition modules, reviews of Chinese characters learning in textbooks, the use of appropriate and effective methods to aquire Chinese characters are greatly needed to ensure the quality of the learning and teaching Chinese.

scholarly journals Development and Evaluation of a Chinese Character Educational Board Game for Non-Native Learners

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Lee Chai Chuen ◽  
Nor Azrina Mohd Yusof
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Chinese Character ◽  
Chinese Language ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Chinese Characters ◽  
Educational Tool ◽  
Board Game ◽  
Empirical Testing ◽  
Reading Chinese ◽  
Writing Chinese

There is no doubt that knowing Chinese gives graduates a competitive advantage. The ability to communicate fluently in Chinese has long been a requirement for Chinese employers, particularly those looking to do business in China's e-commerce market. Non-native learners must master four fundamental abilities in order to become literate in the Chinese language: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. Previous research has found that writing Chinese characters is frequently the most difficult task for both non-native and native learners. The issue arises during the process of learning Chinese characters and excessive use of gadgets, while online learning inspires both researchers to create a Chinese educational board game dubbed the LiSCReW Family Board Game (LiSCReW). LiSCReW is an acronym for Listen, Speak, Count, Read, and Write. The purpose of this study is (i) to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of the LiSCReW for learning Chinese characters; and (ii) to share non-native learners' perspectives and experiences while playing LiSCReW during a one-day exhibition at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Johor Campus. To facilitate playtesting and evaluation of the board game, a total of 22 students from UiTM Johor were conveniently selected. The findings indicate that the LiSCReW board game is an effective educational tool for learning Chinese characters. The results show that respondents are more confident in recognising Chinese characters (90.9%), pronouncing Chinese characters (68.2%), reading Chinese characters (54.6%), and applying the Chinese characters they learned while playing LiSCReW to their Chinese test (77.2%). The findings can be used to guide future research into the empirical testing of Flow Theory's applicability among a large number of respondents.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILDREN QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MEASURING CHINESE CHARACTER LITERACY LEARNING SATISFACTION

2020 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
pp. 832-855
Author(s):  
Shiat Lu Wong ◽  
Nyet Moi Siew ◽  
Chiow Thai Soon
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
Chinese Character ◽  
Literacy Learning ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Chinese Characters ◽  
Separation Index ◽  
Learning Satisfaction ◽  
Good Item

There are limited reports about development of questionnaire to measure learning satisfaction among young children. In this research, guidelines were listed for developing a questionnaire that gauges Chinese Character Literacy Learning Satisfaction (CCLLS) among 8-year-old children. The research was undertaken based on the responses of 232 children from 11 Chinese national type primary schools (SJKC) of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. The CCLLS questionnaire consists of 12 items developed through three dimensions of satisfaction, which are (1) Satisfaction towards Chinese characters writing, (2) Satisfaction towards Chinese characters recognizing, (3) Satisfaction towards the learning in classroom. Rasch analysis was used to examine the item polarity. The result showed point measure correlation was within 0.47 – 0.60. The items were also detected with the outfit mean square in the range of 0.76 – 1.24, indicating CCLLS was fit to measure the children’s learning satisfaction. The raw variance explained by measures (33.3%), the unexplained variance in first contrast (9.1%), with the eigenvalue (1.6%) from the principal component analysis, suggested that CCLLS could be unidimensional. The internal consistency was considered very high with 0.81 in Cronbach’s alpha (KR-20). The result also showed CCLLS has very good item reliability (0.91) with good item separation index (3.23). The person reliability (0.77) was in satisfactory range with moderately good person separation index (1.81). The findings indicated that CCLLS questionnaire could be a valid and reliable tool in measuring Chinese character literacy learning satisfaction among 8-year-old primary school children of SJKC. Keywords: children questionnaire, Chinese Characters Literacy Learning Satisfaction, Rasch analysis, validity and reliability

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