A Customizable Language Learning Support System Using Ontology-Driven Engine

This paper proposes a framework for web-based language learning support systems designed to provide customizable pedagogical procedures based on the analysis of characteristics of both learner and course. This framework employs a course-centered ontology and a teaching method ontology as the foundat...

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Published in:International journal of distance education technologies 2013-10, Vol.11 (4), p.81-96
Main Authors: Wang, Jingyun, Mendori, Takahiko, Xiong, Juan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
China
Colleges & universities
Comparative Analysis
Computer Assisted Instruction
Control Groups
Control systems
Customizing
Distance education
Education
Educational Technology
Experimental Groups
Foreign Countries
Information systems
Instructional Effectiveness
Japanese
Languages
Learning
Learning management systems
Management systems
Ontology
Second Language Instruction
Software
Students
Support systems
Teaching Methods
Web Based Instruction
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Summary:This paper proposes a framework for web-based language learning support systems designed to provide customizable pedagogical procedures based on the analysis of characteristics of both learner and course. This framework employs a course-centered ontology and a teaching method ontology as the foundation for the student model, which includes learner knowledge status and learning preferences. A prototype system has been developed based on this framework. The system was evaluated by means of analysis of learner data from the international language department of a Chinese university. The average learning achievement of the students in the experimental group, who studied with the learning support system, was significantly better than that of the control group, who studied with the tradition learning management system while taking the same Japanese course as the experimental group.
ISSN:1539-3100
1539-3119
DOI:10.4018/ijdet.2013100106