2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning
Dr Paula HodgsonFaculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR, China
Ms Lai-kuen ChanInstitute of Textiles and Clothing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
Hong Kong SAR, China
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2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning
Key fociGeneral and professional termsOnline database of professional
terminology websiteOnline image submissionResults and findings of the learning
tasks by full-time and part-time students
2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning
General versus professional terms
2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning
Search in
•Terms for garments and parts
•Terms for machines and equipment
•Technical make terms•Terms related to production
•Materials and Accessories terms
Learning prof. terms through…
2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning
2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning
Uploading an image by student
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Viewing with an enlarged image
2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning
Findings N=276 weeks386 terms in the online professional
terminology site820 quality images published170 terms (44%) matching with
proper images
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Criteria of image publishingImages were selected based on the assessment criteria:
(1)appropriate matching of an image with a term’s description;
(2)clear visual illustration; and (3)precision of image elaboration.
2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning
Percentage of image coverageCategories of terminology Number of
termsNumber of
terms matching with
images
Percentage
(1) garments and parts 88 84 95.5(2) machines and equipment 42 22 52.4(3) technical terms 191 28 14.7(4) production terms 9 1 11.1(5) materials and accessories 56 35 62.5
386 170 44
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Methodologyonline survey (end of course)
fourteen closed-ended questions in a five-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree; 5 = strongly agree), and
5 open-ended questions Focus on exploring the perceived
usefulness of the online tool: including searching relevant images to be
published learning new terms through the activity
2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning
Survey resultsN=18 voluntarily provided feedback on their experience;
two-third had submitted images one-third had made no contribution to images but used the online tool for learning professional terms
2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning
Survey results (cont’d)‘I think that the online terminology website
should be kept open all year round’ (mean = 4.22; standard deviation (S.D.) = 0.81);
‘Searching for images helps me to understand the meaning of a new professional term’ (mean = 4.06; S.D. = 0.73);
‘Images help me to remember the meaning of a new professional term’ (mean = 4.06; S.D. = 0.73);
2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning
Survey results (cont’d)‘I can recall professional terms with
images better than those without’ (mean = 4.00; S.D. = 0.49);
‘I enjoy looking up the definition of professional terms with images displayed when reading the online terminology website’ (mean = 4.00; S.D. = 0.77).
2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning
Outcomes44 percent of terms with matched images and
some terms were matched with multiple imagesan advantage over any print-based version
because a range of visual images can be made reference to a term.
indication on what terms students understandfirst category (garments and parts) the best.
There were 95.5 percent of the terms matched with appropriated diagrams
2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning
Outcomesindication on what terms students
understand (cont’d)difficulty to find appropriate images or
understand the terms for ‘technical terms’ and ‘production terms’ terms describing the production process
and these terms are not easy to be matched with one single image
the Year One students have not yet covered the production stage yet
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Quality of task performedmost of the submissions were matched
properlyobtained from a wide range of sources:
Google image, created images with their digital
camerassome images with added enhancements to
indicate the relevant part of an image :additional text labels arrow(s)
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Student learning and engagementStudents pay greater attention to assessment-
related17 percent of students participating in the
learning task, 44 percent of professional terms with matched
images was contributed by students during the period
motivated students would be engaged in learning tasks, although time spent and effort made may have no direct and immediate impact on the course grade
2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning
Student learning and engagementContributions• Part-time students
• 48 percent of contributors • 60 percent of published images • having higher level of motivation• having more experience through full-time work• better understanding of the technical terms and
subsequently knew how to do the task• Full-time students
• 52 percent of contributors • 40 percent of published images
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Conclusionstudents can use a variety of strategies to
acquire new terms the process of searching for an image for a term,
they needed to read through the description and understand the meaning before their search
repeatedly searching for more images for submission or in the online tool reinforced memory of the terms
the learning task indirectly assisted students to produce high-quality reports with correct use of professional terms
2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning
Dr Paula HodgsonFaculty of Education, The University of Hong KongHong Kong SAR, ChinaContact: [email protected]