An Automated Method to Generate e-Learning Quizzes from Online Language Learner Writing

Autor/inn/en	Flanagan, Brendan; Yin, Chengjiu; Hirokawa, Sachio; Hashimoto, Kiyota; Tabata, Yoshiyuki
Titel	An Automated Method to Generate e-Learning Quizzes from Online Language Learner Writing
Quelle	In: International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 11 (2013) 4, S.63-80 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1539-3100
DOI	10.4018/ijdet.2013100105
Schlagwörter	Social Networks; Computer Assisted Instruction; Educational Technology; Second Language Instruction; Error Patterns; Error Correction; Sentences; Language Tests; Multiple Choice Tests; Web Based Instruction; Drills (Practice); Online Courses; Writing Skills; Feedback (Response); Data Collection; English (Second Language); College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Fehlertyp; Korrektur; Sentence analysis; Satzanalyse; Language test; Sprachtest; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Web Based Training; Online course; Online-Kurs; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Data capture; Datensammlung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Collegestudent
Abstract	In this paper, the entries of Lang-8, which is a Social Networking Site (SNS) site for learning and practicing foreign languages, were analyzed and found to contain similar rates of errors for most error categories reported in previous research. These similarly rated errors were then processed using an algorithm to determine corrections suggested by a native speaker. Subject matter experts then evaluated the processed sentences to determine the quality in relation to use in tests or exams for language learners. The method describes the automatic generation of multiple choice and fill-in-the-blanks quizzes using the writings of language learners on public web based learning sites, in order to support learner reflection on corrections and practicing past errors to overcome problems. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10