The Effects of using Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Language Learning – Findings of a Research Evaluation Report

The present paper aims to present the pilot project “ICE3- Integrating CALL in early education environments” - developed in Romania, Spain and Germany and the impact of the ICE3 platform usage – a state-of-the-art online platform for learning English or German as a foreign language – on students learning, on teaching, on development of educational situations using ICT. The evaluation research developed within the project comprised data from a sample of 513 students which have participated in the instructional activities performed within the project. The article is describing the outcomes of the evaluation: (1) the effects of using an innovative didactic pathway on students’ learning motivation, (2) learners’ preferences for different language learning activities such as individual study and communication, (3) increasing the learners’ preference for practicing different language skills such as understanding a written text, writing a text, (4) increase in students’ digital competences used for learning, (5) the degree to which students better understand the content after using intelligent feed-back provided on the AutoTutor exercises.