Quality Education Fund

eLAFP

Animation, Coding, Cognitive Tool as Pedagogies for Subject Learning, Self-Regulated Learning, and Computational Thinking Development: Coding, Chinese Language, English Language, and Mathematics

Service Operator

Department of Mathematics and Information Technology, The Education University of Hong Kong
Project Number
2021/1061

Objectives

  • To use animation for subject learning—Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics and Coding
  • To support students to learn subject knowledge and develop their self-regulated learning and computational thinking capabilities

Project Overview

This QEF project aims to use animation, coding, cognitive tool as pedagogies in primary school curriculum.

• Mathematics subject + Coding: Uses cognitive tools and Scratch app to make learning Maths concepts (Prime and Composite numbers) interesting.
• Chinese Language + Coding: Utilizes animations and Scratch programming to teach descriptive writing of scenery.
• Chinese Language + Generative AI: Provides AI tools to optimize essay structure and word refinement, and improve chinese writing skills.
• English Language + Coding: Uses Scratch mini-games to learn vocabulary related to location and direction, and prepositional phrases.
• English Language + Generative AI: Helps students understand maps, plan routes, provide directions, provide suggestions, use GPT for feedback, and produce revised versions.

Project Details

Grantee Sector
Local Tertiary Institutions
Target Users

Primary Schools

Learning Category

STEAM

Key Features

  • Learn Mathematics concepts with Scratch and cognitive tools
  • Learn Chinese descriptive writing using animation and Scratch
  • Enhance scenery description skills using animations and AI in Chinese Language learning
  • Learn location and direction through Scratch and AI in English Language learning
  • Use AI to learn and refine route descriptions in English Language learning

Demonstration & School Case Study

To be announced

Service Operator Contact Information

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