Virtual language learning environments: the standardization of evaluation

Nowadays there are many approaches aimed at helping learners acquire knowledge through the Internet. Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) facilitate the acquisition and practice of skills, but some of these learning platforms are not evaluated or do not follow a standard that guarantees the quality o...

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Main Authors: Francesca Romero Forteza, María Luisa Carrió Pastor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia 2014-03-01
Series:Multidisciplinary Journal for Education, Social and Technological Sciences
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Online Access:http://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/MUSE/article/view/2199
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Summary:Nowadays there are many approaches aimed at helping learners acquire knowledge through the Internet. Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) facilitate the acquisition and practice of skills, but some of these learning platforms are not evaluated or do not follow a standard that guarantees the quality of the tasks involved. In this paper, we set out a proposal for the standardization of the evaluation of VLEs available on the World Wide Web. Thus, the main objective of this study is to establish an evaluation template with which to test whether a VLE is appropriate for computer-assisted language learning (CALL). In the methodology section, a learning platform is analysed and tested to establish the characteristics learning platforms must have. Having established the design of the template for language learning environments, we concluded that a VLE must be versatile enough for application with different language learning and teaching approaches.
ISSN:2341-2593