Mobile Adaptive Communication Support for Vocabulary Acquisition
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This work explores the use of an adaptive mobile tool for language learning. A schoolbased deployment study showed that the tool supported learning. A second study is being conducted in informal learning environments. Current work focuses on building models that increase our understanding of the relationship between application usage and learning.
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تاریخ انتشار 2013