Abstract
This paper presents an analysis of the use of an interactive digital whiteboard (IDW) and a computer application called Action Manager (AM), with a sample of 158 sixth-grade students in primary education. Subsequently, a study was carried out with the main goal of testing the didactic functioning of AM and examining the validity of this application, in terms of motivation and the retention of both short and long-term memory when teaching foreign languages in primary education. In order to fulfil these objectives, we performed a positivist exploratory study based on a quantitative methodology combining qualitative aspects (qualitative evaluation) and quantitative aspects (questionnaires) as well as a descriptive method with a survey design. The data collection was performed using instruments, specifically the Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic Orientation Scale, to ascertain the motivational impressions of the students and two memory tests, the Test of Memory and Learning (TOMAL) and the Children’s Memory Scale (CMS). Forty-five days later, the two memory tests were repeated to compare the results with the previous ones. After this experience, the results allowed us to conclude that the students demonstrated optimal memorization from a conceptual point of view, in addition to having improved their motivational impressions.
Highlights
The application of information and communication technologies (ICT) for foreign language learning started as a great novelty and has great promise
García-Allen [47] distinguishes between various types of memory: on the one hand, sensory memory, short-term memory and long-term memory. The latter has the capacity to store memories over a long period of time and is divided into implicit and explicit memory. It is within the latter that we find episodic memory and the semantic memory; both are closely linked to the subject we are dealing with, the latter especially to foreign language learning
In relation to the motivational aspects, 70.88% of the participants from the innovative group stated that they enjoyed the activity very much and 23.41% said that they enjoyed it a lot, which points to a good group motivation towards the activity (Figure 1)
Summary
The application of information and communication technologies (ICT) for foreign language learning started as a great novelty and has great promise. Over the years, this situation has been normalized [1,2]. The advent of information technology is bringing about a real transformation in this area. One of these instruments is the interactive digital whiteboard (IDW), a touch interface connected to a computer, which allows writing or drawing as on a traditional blackboard, and inserting and dragging images, navigating or highlighting on the screen. The IDW has become one of the most comprehensive and innovative resources for teaching [3]
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