| Summary: | 碩士 === 佛光大學 === 資訊應用學系 === 104 === The purpose of this study was, by combining guidance from graduate school professors, graduate school research, and practical English teaching experience, to design and produce a set of memory training materials along with auxiliary aids and A.R (Augmented Reality) App software based on the theory of memory, memory palace techniques, and the basic theory of designing teaching aids, and to use these materials to teach English, thus increasing learners’ speaking abilities, their interest in English, and the effectiveness of their education.
After teaching and learning from this set of memory training materials and the accompanying teaching aids, teachers and their students provided reviews, ideas for improving the materials, and suggestions for future studies of memory training materials, teaching aids, and App software.
The memory training materials, teaching aids, and App software were all successfully created in accordance with the goals of this study.
This project to develop the set of memory training materials was successfully introduced at the Yilan County Government Local SBIR Plan in 2014 , and was also elected to represent Yilan County at the Central Government SBIR Exhibition in 2014.
Below are teachers’ and students’ opinions of the memory training materials after their use in a teaching trial, providing reviews, ideas about ways to improve the teaching materials, and suggestions for future studies of memory training materials, teaching aids, and App software.
1. Teachers’ and students’ experiences with and opinions of the memory training materials and accompanying aids after a period of trial use:
1.1 After the author explained the theories and learning goals of the memory training materials to the trial teachers for about thirty minutes, the teachers were able to use the materials and aids to teach their students mnemonics.
1.2 Students could operate the auxiliary aids and APP software to carry out memory training exercises.
1.3 The graphic and video files of the memory training materials allowed teachers to teach with multimedia, and helped students to develop their ability to think in pictures, thus increasing the effectiveness of learning and memorizing.
2. A review of the content of the memory training materials, and suggestions for ways to improve:
2.1 Problem:
Students responded that the textbook was a little bit heavy.
Solution:
Reduce the weight of each page when printing the memory training materials in the future.
2.2 Problem:
Teachers could not understand some units of the memory training materials and some of the teaching goals.
Solution:
The author should write up an introduction to the mnemonics language learning system, and an introduction to using the memory training materials, to help teachers more easily use the materials to teach students.
2.3 Problem:
Applying teaching aids with the memory training materials during classtime will burden teachers.
Solution:
Review the timing of using auxiliary aids during mnemonics teaching. It is suggested that the memory teaching aids and puzzles be used after school to test the effectiveness of in-class learning, especially with students receiving individual counseling and remedial teaching after school.
2.4 Problem:
Some first-time users did not know how to download the APP software and so on.
Solution:
Create a video which explains how to download, install, and use the App software.
3. Follow-up study suggestions for the future:
3.1 Extend the present study to produce different ranges and levels of memory training materials designed to improve English learners’ speaking abilities.
3.2 Combine the mnemonic aid with a wearable device in order to increase learners’ interest and increase the effectiveness of the memory training materials.
3.3 Develop App software with a simulator, along the lines of a shooting game with the goal being learning English, which can be used as an assessment tool.
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