A study on analysing speaking-pen learning log data considering interests for improvement of primary school children‟s English ability

Abstract

As globalization advances, early English education for children in non-English speaking countries has been regarded as important. Many studies have proposed effective learning methods; however, few of these have analysed the relationship between learning processes and their effects with respect to detailed, classified interests. This study investigated and proposed detailed learners‟ interests in primary school children‟s English learning as variables from log data obtained through learning with a speaking-pen, and analysed the relationship between features of learners‟ interests and their improvements. Children were classified into four types based on their initial abilities, and an effective learning method was hypothesized for each type. The relationship between the features of children‟s interests and variables related to self-regulated learning and English education, and their improvement of English skills, were then analysed. As a result, the validity of using variables of interests for understanding factors in English skill improvement was shown.