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Title:
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AUTOMATIC ASSESSMENT TO ENHANCE ONLINE DICTIONARIES CONSULTATION SKILLS |
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Author(s):
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Carla Marello, Marina Marchisio, Marta Pulvirenti and Cecilia Fissore |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-93-7 |
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Editors:
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Demetrios G. Sampson, Dirk Ifenthaler, Pedro Isaías and Maria Lidia Mascia |
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Year:
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2019 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Automated Assessment System, Digital Dictionary, Online Digital Lexicography, Reference Skills, Virtual Learning
Environment |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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331 |
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Last Page:
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338 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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We live in a digital world and our students are surrounded by technologies: it is essential that they learn how to use the
digital tools available for education purposes. As for language teaching, among the most recent technologies we can find
online dictionaries. They could play a key role to foster language competences, and yet they are not very popular in schools.
In order to increase the use of online dictionaries among students, the University of Turin has promoted the nation-wide
project 'Esplorare (con) i Dizionari Digitali'. This project makes the most of a Learning Management System
(https://esploradizionari.i-learn.unito.it/) that allowed the creation of a student-centered environment. The integration of
the platform with an Automatic Assessment System allowed the design and creation of tests to be carried out through the
consultation of online dictionaries. In this paper, we analyze the answers given by almost 600 students in 5 different tests
on different languages, and we try to understand whether the methodologies and technologies adopted have been influential
in making students "meta-linguistic aware" and researchers "meta-design aware". The results obtained show in a
statistically significant way that the students who made a larger use of online dictionaries performed better in the tests. |
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