Choosing Reading Passages for Vocabulary Learning by Topic to Increase Intrinsic Motivation

Authors:
Michael Heilman;Alan Juffs;Maxine Eskenazi
Affiliations:
Language Technologies Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221 USA;Department of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA;Language Technologies Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221 USA
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2007 conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education: Building Technology Rich Learning Contexts That Work
Year:
2007

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Abstract

Intrinsic motivation has been shown in previous research to lead to better learning. In order to increase intrinsic motivation, REAP, a tutoring system for ESL vocabulary was enhanced to prefer practice readings that match personal interests. In a randomized experiment, students receiving personalized readings indicated higher levels of interest in post-reading questionnaires. Additionally, overall post-test scores were higher (but not significantly) for students with interest-matched practice readings than for students using a previous version of REAP that did not match topics to student interests.