NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
Test of English for…2
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Toyokawa, Yuko; Horikoshi, Izumi; Majumdar, Rwitajit; Ogata, Hiroaki – Smart Learning Environments, 2023
In inclusive education, students with different needs learn in the same context. With the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, it is expected that they will contribute further to an inclusive learning environment that meets the individual needs of diverse learners. However, in Japan, we did not find any studies exploring…
Descriptors: Barriers, Affordances, Artificial Intelligence, Inclusion
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Gallacher, Andrew; Thompson, Andrew; Howarth, Mark – Research-publishing.net, 2018
Japanese university students (N=253) conversed with human and Artificially intelligent (AI) chatbot partners then recorded their perceptions of these interactions via open-ended written feedback. This data was qualitatively analyzed to gain a better understanding of the merits and demerits of using chatbots for English study from the students'…
Descriptors: Robotics, Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Hayashi, Kotaro; Sato, Takeshi – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This study investigates the effectiveness of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) speaker as a device used for interactions in a foreign language (L2), and a tracking eye installed on the speaker to reduce L2 anxiety. L2 anxiety is an urgent issue since the anxiety derived from a fear of being judged, being negatively evaluated, or being rejected by…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Eye Movements, Artificial Intelligence
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Obari, Hiroyuko; Lambacher, Stephen – Research-publishing.net, 2019
A constructivist approach to language learning can motivate students by activating their brains to create new knowledge and reflect more consistently and deeply on their language learning experience. The present study focused on assessing the use of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) speakers Google Home Mini and Amazon Alexa as part of a Blended…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Japanese, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Thompson, Andrew; Gallacher, Andrew; Howarth, Mark – Research-publishing.net, 2018
The aim of this research project was to examine the impact of chatbots as conversation partners. First and second year Japanese university students (n=120) from a private university in Southwest Japan were randomly assigned to either conduct a speaking task with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot or human partner. Preliminary analysis of the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Undergraduate Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hayashi, Yusuke; Bourdeau, Jacqueline; Mizoguchi, Riichiro – International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2009
This paper describes the achievements of an innovative eight-year research program first introduced in Mizoguchi and Bourdeau (2000), which was aimed at building a theory-aware authoring system by using ontological engineering. To date, we have proposed OMNIBUS, an ontology that comprehensively covers different learning/instructional theories and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Theory Practice Relationship, Engineering, Teaching Methods
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers