Rutiga Familjen deltar och används i  Lund Universitets projekt  ”Digitala dialoger – interaktion med digitala karaktärer via persondatorer och interaktiva skrivtavlor” som ingår i KK Stiftelsens program Unga Nätkulturer. Projektet handlar om att i samverkan med ungdomar i åldern 12 – 16 år kartlägga skeenden i pedagogiska dialoger mellan ungdomar och digitala karaktärer i digitala läromedel.

Ylva, en av studenterna  bakom bloggen Digital Dagbok beskriver kort sina intryck kring Lena Pareto’s föreläsning om Rutiga Familjen, dyskalkyli och matematik.

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”Matte är sjuårige Lindas favoritämne, men dataspelet rutiga familjen är dubbelt så roligt. Och mitt i leken får hon och hennes vänner en djupare förståelse för matematik.”
Tidningsartikel Göteborgs-Posten, tisdag 23 maj 2000 » Läs mer

Till ACM SIGACCESS konferensen Conference on Computers and Accessibility in Baltimore, USA, presenterade Lena Pareto följande artikel 2005: Graphical Arithmetic for Learners with Dyscalculia (eftersom artikeln publiceras internationellt, är den på engelska.) Abstrakt: We propose a model for arithmetic, based on graphical representations, to complement the symbolic language of mathematics. The focus is conceptual understanding of arithmetic. We argue that the graphical model supports understanding concepts known to be difficult for learners with dyscalculia, such as number-sense and decimal system. The proposed graphical representation share properties of the decimal system, but is closer to the semantic representation of numbers vital to the number-sense. The model is evaluated with school-children, but needs to be further tested by learners with dyscalculia. » Läs mer

Efter lanseringen av en ny version av Rutiga Familjens administrationssida, lanserar vi även en ny elevsida. Där kan varje elev som tillhör en klass som spelar Rutiga Familjen:

- logga in med sitt personliga lösenord
- besvara testerna som lärare har tilldelat den enskilda eleven
- skicka in sina svar och invänta resultat
Testerna rättas automatiskt och testresultaten blir genast tillgängliga för läraren.

En ny artikel ”A Teachable Agent Game Engaging Primary School Children to Learn Arithmetic Concepts and Reasoning” har publicerats i en internationell tidskrift om intelligenta spel och andra digitala verktyg i skolmiljö: International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education av Springer

(eftersom artikeln publiceras internationellt, är den på engelska).
Abstrakt:  In this paper we will describe a learning environment designed to foster conceptual understanding and reasoning in mathematics among younger school children. The learning environment consists of 48 2-player game variants based on a graphical model of arithmetic where the mathematical content is intrinsically interwoven with the game idea. The environment also features teachable agents, which are computer programs that can be taught and behave according to their knowledge. Thus, the environment provides both learning-by-doing (playing the game) and learning-by-teaching (teaching the agent to play). It differs from other learning-by-teaching systems 1) by targeting basic mathematics and primary grade students; 2) by using teachable agents as an extension to educational games in order to leverage engagement, reflection and learning; and 3) by using an agent-driven question dialogue to challenge students’ mathematical thinking, to role-model learner behaviour and to transfer game knowledge to out-of-game mathematics. The teachable agent game is described and evaluated in an authentic classroom study enrolling 443 students from 22 classes in 9 schools. Students range from 2^nd to 6^th grade of mainstream classes and 7^th to 8^th grade for students with difficulties in mathematics. Part of the study was designed as a quasi-experimental study with controls; part was designed to examine students’ change in mental models of arithmetic before and after game play. All students took pre- and post mathematics tests. The 314 playing students used the game and taught their agents during regular math-classes for three months, whereas the control classes attended standard instruction and took the tests. A questionnaire was distributed in the end of the study to investigate students’ perceptions and performances of the agent-tutoring task. Results show that 1) there is a significant learning gain for playing student compared to controls, 2) the learning environment can engage children in advanced mathematical thinking in early education, 3) that young primary students can act as successful tutors. Thus, we conclude that teachable agents is a candidate for leveraging learning in educational games to deeper levels that transfer outside the game. This idea combines the motivational power of games with the reflective power of a teachable agent asking though-provoking, deep questions on the learning material during game play.

Pareto, L. (2014). A Teachable Agent Game Engaging Primary School Children to Learn Arithmetic Concepts and Reasoning. In International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, Volume 24, Issue 3, pp 251-283. Springer New York.