Chatbot to improve learning punctuation in Spanish and to enhance open and flexible learning environments

• Published in: International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 1 - 20
• Main Authors: Vázquez-Cano, Esteban, Mengual-Andrés, Santiago, López-Meneses, Eloy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 28.06.2021; BioMed Central, Ltd; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Artificial Intelligence; Chatbot; Chatbots; Colleges & universities; Colon; Communication; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences; Computer Mediated Communication; Computer Science; Computers and Education; Control Groups; Dirichlet problem; Distance Education; Distance learning; Education; Educational Technology; Experimental Groups; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Humanities; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Instructional Effectiveness; Instructional Improvement; Law; Learning Processes; Methodology; Mobile learning; Nontraditional Education; Perception; Pretests Posttests; Punctuation; Research Article; Spanish; Spanish language; Statistics for Social Sciences; Students; Teaching Methods; Teaching Models; Virtual learning environments; Spain; Chatbot; Mobile learning; Virtual learning environments; Education; Artificial intelligence; Communication

The objective of this article is to analyze the didactic functionality of a chatbot to improve the results of the students of the National University of Distance Education (UNED / Spain) in accessing the university in the subject of Spanish Language. For this, a quasi-experimental experiment was des...