Robot-Enhanced Language Learning for Children in Norwegian Day-Care Centers
In a case study, we transformed the existing learning program Language Shower, which is used in some Norwegian day-care centers in the Grorud district of Oslo municipality, into a digital solution using an app for smartphones or tablets with the option for further enhancement of the presentation by...
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| description | In a case study, we transformed the existing learning program Language Shower, which is used in some Norwegian day-care centers in the Grorud district of Oslo municipality, into a digital solution using an app for smartphones or tablets with the option for further enhancement of the presentation by a NAO robot. The solution was tested in several iterations and multiple day-care centers over several weeks. Measurements of the children’s progress across learning sessions indicated a positive impact of the program using a robot as compared to the program without a robot. In situ observations and interviews with day-care center staff confirmed the solution’s many advantages, but also revealed some important areas for improvement. In particular, the speech recognition needs to be more flexible and robust, and special measures have to be in place to handle children speaking simultaneously. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1d95e599bcbd4d1fa6de750be8da72622023-11-23T09:48:32ZengMDPI AGMultimodal Technologies and Interaction2414-40882021-11-015127410.3390/mti5120074Robot-Enhanced Language Learning for Children in Norwegian Day-Care CentersTill Halbach0Trenton Schulz1Wolfgang Leister2Ivar Solheim3Norsk Regnesentral (Norwegian Computing Centre), 0373 Oslo, NorwayNorsk Regnesentral (Norwegian Computing Centre), 0373 Oslo, NorwayNorsk Regnesentral (Norwegian Computing Centre), 0373 Oslo, NorwayNorsk Regnesentral (Norwegian Computing Centre), 0373 Oslo, NorwayIn a case study, we transformed the existing learning program Language Shower, which is used in some Norwegian day-care centers in the Grorud district of Oslo municipality, into a digital solution using an app for smartphones or tablets with the option for further enhancement of the presentation by a NAO robot. The solution was tested in several iterations and multiple day-care centers over several weeks. Measurements of the children’s progress across learning sessions indicated a positive impact of the program using a robot as compared to the program without a robot. In situ observations and interviews with day-care center staff confirmed the solution’s many advantages, but also revealed some important areas for improvement. In particular, the speech recognition needs to be more flexible and robust, and special measures have to be in place to handle children speaking simultaneously.https://www.mdpi.com/2414-4088/5/12/74social robotmobile appe-learninglanguage educationkindergartenpreschool |
| spellingShingle | Till Halbach Trenton Schulz Wolfgang Leister Ivar Solheim Robot-Enhanced Language Learning for Children in Norwegian Day-Care Centers Multimodal Technologies and Interaction social robot mobile app e-learning language education kindergarten preschool |
| title | Robot-Enhanced Language Learning for Children in Norwegian Day-Care Centers |
| title_full | Robot-Enhanced Language Learning for Children in Norwegian Day-Care Centers |
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| title_sort | robot enhanced language learning for children in norwegian day care centers |
| topic | social robot mobile app e-learning language education kindergarten preschool |
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