Teaching Device Research Articles

Application of the Whole Language Teaching Method in the Teaching of English Vocabulary Based on the Multimedia Environment of the Internet of Things

Multimedia technology has also been cited and developed in the field of education. Its intervention has had a profound impact on education, triggering the renewal of the concept of educators, the renewal of educational methods and the renewal of educational forms. Actively exploring, optimizing teaching modes, innovating teaching methods, and updating teaching concepts are the teaching reform direction of colleges and universities. How to take a scientific and rational mode of teaching based on different disciplines, to students to maximize guidance and inspiration, it is essential. As a teaching theory, the overall language teaching method has a great influence on language teaching. In college English learning, the correct way to master the vocabulary is to learn by use. Only through multiple learning and applications, the combination of language input and output can ultimately improve the language application ability. This coincides with the idea of an educational philosophy, the overall language teaching method. Today, multimedia has become an important teaching device in schools. Therefore, this paper combines the unique advantages of multimedia technology with the overall language teaching method and empirically compares it with the traditional vocabulary teaching method, trying to find an effective teaching method that can promote students' vocabulary acquisition.

“We don’t understand anything!” Online teaching devices and inequality in parental support during lockdown

Les plateformes pédagogiques en ligne ont été largement mobilisées par les enseignants pendant le confinement du printemps 2020. Le confinement a aussi été une période exceptionnelle du point de vue de l’accompagnement parental : les parents sont intervenus au quotidien, presque en remplacement des enseignants, pour transmettre le savoir scolaire. Sur la base de l’analyse de contenus en ligne et d’entretiens semi-directifs avec des parents d’élèves, cet article tente de mettre en avant les « malentendus », mais aussi les techniques de « décryptage » mises en place par les parents face à des contenus en ligne « composites ». L’article montre que, sous certaines conditions, l’enseignement à distance intermédié par des outils numériques peut contribuer à renforcer les inégalités d’accompagnement parental et donc les inégalités scolaires.

INTERVENTION OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ON PERFORMANCE OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS IN KISWAHILI LANGUAGE IN PUBLIC PRIMARY TEACHERS’ COLLEGES IN KENYA

Education is a universal right to all including those with disabilities. Students with visual impairments can struggle with a wide variety of challenges in a mainstreamed classroom setting. Assistive Technology intervention by use of assistive devices in teaching, use of assistive teaching methods, taking care of visually impaired severity and boosting positively the student-teacher related factors improve their performance. The purpose of this study was to examine the intervention of Assistive Technology on performance of Visually Impaired students in Kiswahili in Public Primary Teachers’ Colleges in Kenya. The paper adopts a quasi-experimental design by use of a pre-test and post-test. It has been appropriate to analyze the treatment effect of using AT in teaching VI students in one group while applying the natural teaching methods on the control group. The target population was three teachers’ colleges in Kenya (Asumbi, Machakos and Mosoriot). A standardized examination was given to the two groups. Another examination was given to the two groups after giving one group a treatment of use of discussion groups, peer consultation and use of teacher assistive teams. The AT devices were critical in teaching VI students in order to improve their performance in languages and therefore their adequacy in college determined the rate of students’ performance. The researcher found out that the attitude of the teachers in teaching VI students was positive but the challenges in ensuring quality teaching of Languages included the students having a negative attitude towards languages, teachers have a negative attitude towards their career and lack of adequate teaching and learning materials. The researcher found out that the most significant methods that the teachers used to teach Languages to students with VI were: lectures, assignments and group discussions. The findings inferred that the partially blind students were better suited for the natural teaching methods than the totally blind students as they performed higher when taught using natural teaching methods. The paper recommends that the management of tertiary institutions should invest on interventions like the assistive technology in enhancing their academic performance. The researchers further recommends that other strategies for teaching VI students like use of peer consultations between the VI students with sighted students, use of quieter rooms, teacher assistance teams; extended exam time for VI students and shorter assignments to the VI students should also be employed to enhance Language to students with visual impairment. The significance of the study is that AT device intervention such as use of digital recorder in teaching can improve students’ academic performance.

ENHANCING PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS MATHEMATICAL MOTIVATION AND INTEREST USING MATH-ISLAND

Over the years, mathematics has assumed a vital part of the educational landscape of every society. Nevertheless, the subject has attracted considerable attention from researchers relating to the observed low performance and suitable approaches to improve outcomes. In this study, a quasi-experimental design was adopted to establish the effect of the Math-Island on primary school students mathematical motivation and interest. A total of eighty-two students with an age range of 7 – 12 years and a mean age of (M=9.12), (SD= 1.22) participated in the study. The samples were grouped into two and were exposed to a pre-test and post-test investigation. Mean and standard deviation scores were used. The independent t-test analysis established a statistically significant difference between the groups, MD = 11.53, t (80) = 6.313, p < 0.05. Thus, the result supported the studys hypothesis. It was concluded that Math-Island is effective in enhancing students mathematics motivation and interest. The study recommends adopting the system in math class and that teachers be regularly trained on using the device for teaching.

Status of Digital Literacy Programme in Public Primary Schools in Homa Bay County, Kenya

The study assessed the readiness levels of public primary schools in Homa Bay County for the integration of digital teaching and learning. A population of 556 teachers in public primary schools that had already received Digital Literacy Programme (DLP) devices for teaching and learning were used whereby a sample size of 56 teachers was reached at. 12 teachers were also interviewed. A reliability coefficient of 0.962 was obtained. Interview questions that were unclear were either modified or removed. Content validity confirmed the appropriateness of the content and the research tools used during the study. Findings from observation checklists were analysed quantitatively by use of descriptive statistics. Data from interviews were transcribed, coded and grouped into major themes and then reported. The study found that majority of the sample schools (55.4%) had not started teaching using DLP. The study also showed that teachers who were practicing using the DLP devices were more proficient in computer use compared to those who either kept or feared using such devices for educational activities. The study concluded that the government’s initiative of digitalizing schools was a noble idea that needed to be embraced by all sectors of the economy.

Sports Training Teaching Device Based on Big Data and Cloud Computing.

With the advent of the era of big data (BD), people have higher requirements for information, knowledge, and technology. Taking the Internet as the carrier, the use of cloud computing technology for distance education has become a trend. Our country's physical training teaching has also begun to change from traditional mode to modern mode. In order to improve the overall quality of our country's national sports, this paper studies the teaching device of sports training based on BD and cloud computing. This article mainly uses the questionnaire survey method, the experimental analysis method, the data analysis method, and the data statistics method to have an in-depth understanding of the research theme and uses swimming as an example to design the sports training device. 52% of people think that water in the ears and itching during swimming are more serious problems. After further understanding, an experimental design was carried out. Experimental studies have shown that the combination of BD and cloud computing can effectively solve the problems existing in the traditional teaching model, so as to achieve the goal of efficient and rapid development.

The Use of Instagram in the Sports Biomechanics Classroom.

Students in higher education habitually use mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, specifically using social networks on them for staying updated on current affairs, communication between one another, and entertainment. However, its use as a potential medium for learning especially in times of distance learning has not been studied in depth. Instagram is the fastest growing social network in the world and its graphical interface makes it a useful learning tool for a theoretical-practical subject such as biomechanics, where movement is analyzed. The main objective was to evaluate the change in perception of students in the use of Instagram as a learning medium for qualitative biomechanical analysis as a part of their undergraduate sports science program. 171 students filled out a questionnaire on the use of smartphones, social networks, and specifically Instagram, before and after doing an assignment of qualitative analysis that was carried. The results indicated a positive change in the perspective of the students when asked if class assignments can be done on mobile devices (p = 0.002) and social media (p < 0.001). The students also indicated a greater interest in doing assignments via social networks (p < 0.001), especially in the subject of biomechanics (p < 0.001). They also cited that Instagram is a useful source for information on sports biomechanics (p = 0.015) and could be used to make observations of sporting movements (p = 0.043). The results indicated that an introduction of familiar devices in undergraduate teaching could produce a positive change in perception of using such methodologies and facilitate learning. The students, who use smartphones very frequently in their daily lives, and specifically, many use them for browsing social networks, find the platform to be very useful in finding and sharing information related to sports and specifically in sports biomechanics. The visual aspect of social networks like Instagram can help engage them with learning strategies in a subject like biomechanics.

Evaluation of pre-service teachers' views on their ability to use instructional technologies

In recent times, educational technologies have gained grounds in many fields of study. The use of technology to facilitate learning has increased over the past decade, but related problems in education and training are still on the surge. The aim of this study is to determine the opinions of prospective teachers about the skill levels of using and preparing the internet, computer and instructional technology according to different variables. The study was applied to the senior students studying at the classroom teaching department of a university of education faculty in Kazakhstan. Optional participation was provided.The 32 teacher-participants were asked 4 interview questions. Data were taken with a qualitative research method. The prepared questions were prepared to get the opinions of pre-service teachers studying in the classroom teaching department regarding the use of technology in educational technology, and the questions were applied by giving the final shape by the experts in their fields. The elementary school teacher candidates feel insufficient to use the internet and computer for teaching purposes. However, they stated that they are sufficient in using computers and internet search engines, they can prepare simple materials for teaching purposes and they cannot prepare multi-purpose teaching devices.&#x0D; &#x0D; Keywords: teacher candidate, technology, educational technology;&#x0D;

Mobile English Teaching Information Service Platform Based on Edge Computing

Mobile edge computing was born in 2013 and is still in the process of technology R&amp;D and industrialization. Although it is still in the early stages of development, as one of the core technologies of 5G, it has broad development prospects; this article aims to study the design and implementation of a mobile English teaching information service platform under edge computing, so as to improve the efficiency and level of English teaching. The implication of mobile English teaching is that English teachers and students use mobile devices for English teaching and communication at the same time. This article mainly focuses on the research of mobile English teaching information service platform based on edge computing. It discusses edge computing model and edge network architecture and is based on cognitive flexibility theory, informal learning theory, and situational cognition and learning theory. A mobile English teaching model based on “listening, reading, and listening” is constructed, and a mobile English teaching information service platform is designed and implemented. After investigation and research, it is concluded that this platform can improve the efficiency of teacher scheduling by 5%–6% and the student’s 2-3% course selection efficiency.

Teaching and Learning Mathematics with Mobile Devices

This paper investigates teachers’ and sixth grade students’ perceptions on the impact of using mobile devices in teaching and learning mathematics. A focus group was conducted with convenience sampling of ten teachers and thirty students in an elementary school in Attica. The overall findings of this study show that the use of mobile devices has a positive impact on both teaching practices and learning in mathematics. In addition, the survey showed that there are two categories of teachers: the “innovative” and the “traditional” ones. Innovative teachers adapt their style of teaching according to the benefits that mobile devices can offer, while the traditional ones do not seem to be willing to use them. Finally, the results of the study show that the use of mobile devices in teaching has positive changes in the way students learn mathematics, as they offer interactive and exciting new environments.

Mobile Information System of English Teaching Ability Based on Big Data Fuzzy K-Means Clustering

The implication of mobile English teaching is that English teachers and students use mobile devices for English teaching and communication at the same time. In order to accurately evaluate language interpretation skills, it is necessary to construct a mobile information system sampling model of the restrictive factors of language interpretation skills. Then, the nonlinear information fusion method is combined with the time series cognition method to make a statistical cognition of language interpretation skills. The parameter of language interpretation skills constraint is a set of nonlinear time series. To this end, this paper studies the language interpretation skills mobile information system, proposes language interpretation skills, and constructs the constraint parameters of the language interpretation skills evaluation and cognition using an indicator cognition model. The quantitative recursive cognition method analyzes the language interpretation ability evaluation model and the entropy feature of language interpretation ability and extracts the constraint feature information. The combination of large-scale data information fusion and K-means clustering algorithms provides indexing and integration of index parameters for language interpreting skills. On this basis, the corresponding allocation scheme of teaching resources is formulated to realize the assessment of language interpretation skills. The experimental results of related big data clustering algorithms show that the English teaching method proposed in this paper is highly effective, and the evaluation accuracy and teaching resource utilization rate have been increased by 5% and 6%, respectively.

Use of Mobile Phones in Teaching English in Bangladesh: A Systematic Review (2010–2020)

The use of mobile devices for English language teaching (ELT) is increasing rapidly all over the world. This review study surveys the empirical research on using mobile phones in ELT published in Scopus and Web of Science indexing journals from 2010 to 2020 in Bangladesh. Out of 103 studies, 11 studies met the criteria of this study to analyze the effects of mobile phones on ELT. The findings show that the major research trends of these studies aim at teachers’ professional development using mobile phones for teaching language. The findings also reveal that the use of mobile phones is effective in ELT through facilitating feasible, ubiquitous, and effective learning environments with some limitations, i.e., an issue with charging, a small screen, affection, and a lack of teacher confidence. Of the studies conducted, 83% have employed a qualitative research design for investigating learners’ readiness and concepts on the use of this device. In addition, there is a lack of empirical studies with the intention to observe and justify the effect of mobile phones on developing learners’ language skills. There is also a lack of evidence describing which mobile applications are effective for developing relevant language skills. Overall, the results of this systematic review might be applicable in the context of similarly developing countries, as well as triggering empirical research in the field of technology-enhanced ELT in these countries.

Investigating Iraqi EFL Secondary School Students' Perceptions towards Using Mobile Language Learning Technique

Changes in mobile technologies, developments in information technologies and telecommunication, computers programs and expansion of mobile market, likewise have inspired people to make use of these “anytime” and “anywhere” technologies in second language teaching. Use of mobile devices in language teaching has been the focus of language learning studies since language learning necessitates interaction and autonomy which are the key concepts in mobile assisted language learning for learners.&#x0D; The research aims at investigating Iraqi EFL secondary school students' perceptions towards using mobile language learning technique.&#x0D; To achieve the aim of the present research, a sample of 40 secondary school students were chosen randomly from many schools .&#x0D; To fulfill the aim of the study, the questionnaire of students consists of (17) items. After the analysis of the data, the findings indicated that the vast majority of students had had used their mobile phones to study English. Also, they expressed their welcome towards using this technology to study English in the future.&#x0D; It is recommended to promote the use of mobile learning devices, and encourage students to use mobile as a means of learning and teaching English language in various stages of education.

Augmented reality-based robot teleoperation system using RGB-D imaging and attitude teaching device

Augmented reality (AR)-based programming using the demonstration method has been widely studied. However, studies on AR-based programming for remote robots are lacking because of the limitation of human–computer interaction. This paper proposes an AR-based robot teleoperation system and method using RGB-D imaging and an attitude teaching device. By sending the color and depth images of the remote robot environment to the local side, the operators can complete the teleoperation of the robot at the local side. First, the operators select key positions on the motion path of the robot endpoint from color images via a mouse, and the computer calculates the 3D coordinates of these key points in the robot base coordinate system to complete the position teaching process. In the robot attitude teaching process, the AR technology is used to superimpose the virtual robot model onto the color images of the robot teleoperation environment, so as to make the virtual robot endpoint to move along the teaching path. An operator can use the portable attitude teaching device designed in this study to control the robot movement parameters, such as the attitude and motion speed, during the movement of the virtual robot. After the position and attitude teaching processes, the robot movement trajectory can be generated. To make the base coordinate system of the virtual model consistent with that of the physical robot, we propose an online AR registration method, which does not require manually placing the AR registration marker. The proposed AR-based robot teleoperation system can quickly and easily complete robot teleoperation at the local side.

Precise grabbing of overlapping objects system based on end-to-end deep neural network

In recent years, robotic arm technology is in dire need of reform because of the remarkable advances in artificial intelligence and computer vision. The traditional robotic arm techniques, e.g., template matching algorithm and iterative closest point algorithm, suffer from the low precision issue, especially when the target objects overlap with each other, resulting in inaccurate estimation of overlapping objects. This paper proposes a precise grabbing of overlapping objects system based on an end-to-end deep neural network. The successful grabbing is realized in the case of overlapping objects. First, the datasets needed for network training were established, utilizing structured light to obtain the point cloud information of the arbitrarily placed target objects. Furthermore, we collect the corresponding postures as data labels via the teaching device of the robotic arm, and train the network models using the datasets and labels. Finally, we can predict the postures of the target objects in real time and transmit the results to a robotic arm to complete the grabbing work. The experiment results indicate that the proposed grabbing system can grab small irregular objects accurately, only using the point cloud information, estimating the posture of multiple target objects in the scene simultaneously, and estimating the posture of overlapping small objects in the scene.

‘Honestly no, I’ve never looked at it’: teachers’ understandings and practices related to students’ personal data in digitised health and physical education

ABSTRACT In wealthy countries such as Australia, learning and teaching practices in schools have become increasingly digitised as educational technology (EdTech) initiatives gather momentum. This digitisation inevitably involves rendering many dimensions of students’ bodies, activities and practices into digital data formats across learning areas: including health and physical education (HPE). These data can be used by schools and third parties to conduct surveillance of students’ bodies and learning. This article draws on findings from a project involving interviews with HPE teachers in a diverse array of schools located in eastern Australia about the ways they were using digital technologies for pedagogical purposes. The interviews included questions concerning to what extent the teachers were aware of personal data security and privacy issues related to their students. While the use of datafication technologies such as apps and wearable devices for HPE teaching was common among our participants, for the most part, these teachers were not considering issues such as who could gain access to students’ personal information and how these data might be breached or exploited by third parties. These findings are discussed within the broader contexts of young people’s personal data privacy rights and schools’ role in protecting students’ information.

E-learning Enhance the Roles of Teacher Librarians as Leadership in Collaborative Teaching and Learning

Over the past 40 years, the evolution of the computer and Internet Communication Technology (ICT) has enhanced this increasingly information-driven world expanding rapidly. Once people starting to make use of Wi-Fi in communication, they can get information through their digital mobile device whenever and wherever they want. Confronting the rapid changes of ICT and the flooding of information, how to evaluate and select appropriate resources are not only the problems for the educators but also the necessary life-long learning skills for the learners. Moreover, compare with the state of the art learning resources, traditional mode of teaching and learning hardly provoke student’s interest in learning. Thus traditional mode of teaching and learning would hardly stand alone and remain unchanged. To implement e-learning, Government should not only have careful ICT planning and development. However, for the long term development, there should be sufficient funding for schools to acquire, update or upgrade all those necessary hardware and software. Besides that, for educational reforms, educators should be initiative and enthusiastic in understanding more about e-learning. Enhancing effectiveness in teaching and learning, they should think about how to incorporate targets of teaching with the resources and to make use of e-learning in provoking students’ interest and initiative in learning. Nevertheless, innovators encountered many obstacles and problems during the processes of adopting and implementing e-learning. Problems including : How to make use of mobile devices in teaching and learning? How to utilize mobile devices in facilitating learner's participation in learning activities? How to make learning and teaching more interactive? Despite all those problems, the critical one would be that most teachers were not well equipped with sufficient ICT skills. As a matter of fact, e- learning would be the trend and educators could not just keep watching without taking further action. To raise the effectiveness of learning, it is important that educators should be well-equipped themselves with the necessary competences in using mobiledevice and other related electronic applicants in teaching. With our practical experience presented in this paper, we hope to share how a teacher librarian act as a leader in implementing e-learning; to elaborate the strategies promoting collaborative teaching and learning in cross-curricula; to put the roles of “Information specialist” and “Teaching partner” in practice.

사용자 친화적이고 직관적인 티칭을 위한 충돌예측기능을 포함하는 탈착형 로봇 교시 장치

Increasing demand for automation and recent intact trends have accelerated the employment of robots in manufacturing and service areas. Thus, the need for an easy and efficient robot teaching is also increasing. In this paper, a novel concept of intuitive teaching device is proposed to overcome the weakness of the previous research that enables direct teaching by attaching the teaching device to the end effector of the robot and to improve the intuitiveness and operability. The teaching and collision prediction units are modularized according to their function and can be combined or disassembled. The manipulability is improved by lowering the height of the teaching device, and the influence on the payload is minimized by reducing the weight of the teaching device. A prototype is implemented, and the performance is verified through experiments by attaching the proposed teaching device to an industrial robot and performing teaching and playback tasks.

Analysis of the Relationship Between Computer DISLab Device and College Physics Experiment Teaching

With the continuous development of computer information technology, the DISLab system based on computer technology can effectively transform many abstract physical measurement parameters in college physics teaching into physical quantities that can be measured in real time with the help of computers, sensors and other software and hardware equipment, so it has been more and more widely studied and applied in physical experiments. Based on this, this paper first analyzes the application status and problems of DISLab device in college physics experiment teaching, then studies the necessity of DISLab in college physics experiment teaching, and finally analyzes the relationship between computer DISLab device and college physics experiment teaching.

The English teacher's attitude towards internet personal access device (iPad) in teaching and learning process

Regardless of the integration of technology into English learning at school brings an abundance of advantages, there are still very few teachers who have been implementing technology. iPad as a learning medium in English language learning has been widely applied in many countries. However, the use of iPad for English language learning in Banda Aceh is still considered uncommon. Descriptive qualitative research with a case study approach was carried to find out an English teacher’s attitude towards the integration of iPad in English teaching-learning class in Al-Azhar Cairo Islamic Junior High School in Banda Aceh. An observation sheet and guided interview were used to gather the data. The data analysis was processed in the form of condensation data, display data, and conclusion data which are proposed by Miles, Huberman, and Saldana (2014). The findings show that the English teacher delivered 91 utterances consisted of 34 affective attitudes, 28 conative attitudes, 16 evaluative attitudes, and 13 cognitive attitudes. The highest frequency attitude showed by the teacher is the affective attitude meanwhile the lowest is the cognitive attitude.