Naslov
The Impacts of Flexible Grouping in a Mobile- Assisted Game-based Chinese Character Learning Approach

Autori
Wong, Lung-Hsiang ; Hsu, Ching-Kun ; Sun, Jizhen ; Botički, Ivica

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences 2012 / - Sydney, 2012, 235-242

Skup
International Conference on Learning Sciences 2012

Mjesto i datum
Sydney, Australija, 02.07.2012. - 06.07.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
mobile learning; flexible grouping; design-based research; language learning

Sažetak
This paper reports on the effects of two different flexible student grouping strategies in a mobile- assisted Chinese character learning game. The game application assigns each student a Chinese character component on their smartphones. The students are required to form groups that can assemble eligible Chinese characters using the components assigned to the group members. Fifteen Primary 3 (3rd grade) students taking Chinese as a second language (L2) class involved in the study. The game process data and the transcriptions of focus group interviews were qualitatively analyzed in order to investigate the dynamics of student collaboration and competition during the games. The study aims to explore the patterns of social interactions during the activities, especially on the varied impacts of the two different grouping rules (allowing versus not allowing each student to join more than one group at one time) on the students’ game behaviors and their learning gains.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Računarstvo

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