The ULTIA Rubric which is exclusively applied in this project and is registered with the US Copyright Office (registration number: TXu 2-095-958) refers to the five concepts of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Learning Science (LS), Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS), and Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR). The ULTIA Rubric has been used to systematically and scientifically identify and evaluate language-learning technology tools. Each letter of the acronym ULTIA refers to the first of the first word letter of the five concepts of UDL, LS, TAM, ITS, and ASR respectively.
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Identifying and Evaluating Language-Learning Technology Tools
Farideh Nekoobahr (The University of Houston, USA), Jacqueline Hawkins (The University of Houston, USA), Kristi L. Santi (The University of Houston, USA), Janeen R. S. Antonelli (The University of Houston, USA), and Johanna Leigh Thorpe (The University of Houston, USA)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3476-2.ch010
Abstract
Digitization and the globalization of English have made it possible to incorporate different forms of digital technology into the infrastructure of English language programs. However, there are no clear criteria in the existing literature to identify and evaluate appropriate language-learning technology tools. To fill the gap, this project proposed empirically supported guidelines in a rubric called the ULTIA Rubric to facilitate and accelerate the process of identifying and evaluating technology-supported language-learning tools. The ULTIA Rubric has its basis in the major components of the five concepts of universal design for learning (UDL), learning science (LS), technology acceptance model (TAM), intelligent tutoring system (ITS), and automatic speech recognition (ASR). The rubric can function as a practical solution for program administrators, instructors, and English language learners (ELLs) who are seeking a reliable roadmap to evaluate language-learning software.