現況於幫助字彙學習的語言學習工具有其缺點所在，字彙查詢與學習工具實際上缺乏實用且能有效幫助學習字彙的字彙學習策略。傳統上在進行新產品的開發流程上，常透過一種「階段－關卡」式的開發流程(Cooper, R. G., 1999)，藉由將新產品方案從發想至真正上市的一套觀念性與實際操作的模式，將產品創新流程劃分為不同的階段執行，本研究希望將這樣的流程進行改良，建立一套可整合產品研發與效益評估的數位學習軟體開發流程。
本研究透過產品研發的方法，探討對於一般英語字彙學習者而言，目前市面上的字彙查詢與學習工具所具備的哪些功能特色與特點能加以改良與改善，並且能確切改進目前字彙查詢與學習工具所具備的功能？而我們如何將其納入新數位學習軟體的產品研發之中，進行產品的實際定位。在myVLS數位學習軟體實際研發後，實際衡量學習者使用myVLS後是否能有效地提升自身字彙學習的效率，評估使用myVLS進行學習的實際績效？最後，透過學習者實際使用產品進行學習的經驗分析，於產品開發的最後階段評估新軟體產品的成功因子為何，並提出這個新的數位學習軟體研發的系統性整合流程。

Traditional vocabulary learning in English lacked of essential vocabulary learning strategies, which can help English as a foreign language learners learn English with higher performance and efficiency. We aim to explore a new integrated development process for e-Learning software, which provides better vocabulary learning strategies and can truly help people learn English well.
To develop a new software development process with e-Learning software, we apply iNPD into Stage-Gate product innovation process in new product development to conquer the difficulty in summarize Quality Function Deployment ouput in product development. At first, we used SET and LEF method to analyze users’ respectation in vocabulary learning and to realize the concept of product characteristics to myVLS, a new vocabulary learning e-Learning software prototyping development. After myVLS was developed, we adopted statistic analyses to find out the increase of learning performance using myVLS. Finally, we extracted the key factors of a successful product in e-Learning software at the end of the integrated development process.

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