scholarly journals L2 Learners’ Proficiency Development through Noticing Feedback

Author(s):  
Seyed Saber Alavi ◽  
Thomas Chow Voon Foo ◽  
Mansour Amini

This experimental study investigated the relationship between noticing of corrective feedback and L2 development considering the learners’ perspective on error correction. Specifically, it aimed to uncover the noticeability and effectiveness of recasts, prompts, a combination of the two, to determine a relationship between noticing of CF and learning of the past tense. The participants were four groups of college ESL learners (n = 40). Each group was assigned to a treatment condition, but the researcher taught the control group. CF was provided to learners in response to their mistakes in forming the past tense. While noticing of CF was assessed through immediate recall and questionnaire responses, learning outcomes were measured through picture description administered via pre-test, post-test, and delayed post-test design. Learner beliefs about CF were probed by means of a 40-item questionnaire. The results indicated that the noticeability of CF is dependent on the grammatical target it addresses and that the feedback techniques that push learners to self-correct alone or in combination with target exemplars are more effective in. In relation to the learning outcomes, the overall past tense accuracy increased more than that for questions, but there were no significant differences between the groups. Finally, in relation to the beliefs about CF, the participants’ responses centered on the importance of oral CF, recasts as CF technique, prompts as CF technique, and affective consequences of CF, two of which mediated the noticeability of the supplied CF, but none impacted the learning outcomes.

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Eva Kartchava ◽  
Ahlem Ammar

The goal of this study was to empirically investigate the noticeability of three corrective feedback (CF)<br />techniques (recasts, prompts, and a mixture of the two) and to determine whether such noticing predicts<br />second language (L2) development. Four groups of high-beginner college level francophone ESL<br />learners (n = 99) and their teachers participated. Each teacher was assigned to a treatment condition<br />that fit his CF style, and each provided feedback in response to errors with past tense and questions in<br />the past. While the noticing of CF was assessed through immediate recall, learning was measured with<br />picture description and spot-the-differences tasks. Inferential and qualitative analyses of noticing and<br />learning revealed varied conclusions. Statistically, a minimal relationship between noticing and past<br />tense scores was found. However, qualitatively, noticing appeared to predict gains on both targets for<br />some learners, but did not prove to be a universal prerequisite for learning.


2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Rummel ◽  
John Bitchener

This article presents the results of a study examining the effectiveness of written corrective feedback (CF) on the simple past tense and the impact beliefs may have on students’ uptake of the feedback they receive. A seven-week study was carried out with 42 advanced EFL learners in Vientiane, Laos. Students’ beliefs about written CF were first collected, after which they were assigned to either the control group or to groups that received written CF according to their feedback preferences. Students produced four pieces of writing (pre-test, post-test and two delayed post-tests) that responded to four different narrative prompts. The targeted grammatical feature was the simple past tense. The study found that the three feedback groups showed significant improvement in the use of the targeted feature while the control group did not. Furthermore, the results seemed to indicate that beliefs might have impacted on the extent to which the Lao students improved their linguistic accuracy because the students who received their preferred type of feedback were more successful at eliminating the targeted errors than the ones who did not.


Author(s):  
David Frear

The exploratory study investigated the effectiveness of a new tool referred to as the error correction log (ECL). It was designed from a cognitive SLA perspective to facilitate learning, in the context of this study, of grammatical structures, following the receipt of written corrective feedback (WCF). The uniqueness of the ECL is that it guides learners through the cognitive processes deemed to underlie acquisition of grammatical structures, namely, noticing-the-gap (Schmidt & Frota, 1986), noticing (Schmidt, 1990, 2001) and noticing with metalinguistic understanding (Leow, 1997; Schmidt, 2001), and in the process potentially change the type of WCF available to learners. As the ECL was designed by the author, no study has investigated its effectiveness against a more established means of attending to WCF. In the case of the study presented here, the ECL was compared against studying WCF for a period of time. Utilizing a quasi-experimental design (a pre-test, treatment, immediate post-test, and delayed post-test), the treatment was a focused direct WCF plus ECL group versus a focused direct WCF plus study group. A control group received no WCF. The tests were three writing tasks; the target structure was regular past tense verbs. While the ECL group improved over time, the study group and the control group did not. The ECL group outperformed the control group in the delayed post-test, whereas the study group did not. An analysis of whether the corrected past tense verbs were subsequently used or not used in the post-tests demonstrated a lack of correct use for the ECL group; this, with an analysis of the ECLs for the provision of a metalinguistic explanation, suggest learners may have been able to change direct WCF (potential noticing) to direct WCF plus metalinguistic explanation (potential noticing plus metalinguistic understanding) leading to the suggestion these learners likely drew on the corrected verbs, their preexisting vocabulary-learned knowledge and preexisting metalinguistic knowledge (implicitly and explicitly acquired) when completing the delayed post-test. These results will be discussed in relation to research, theory and practice.


Author(s):  
Mengxia Fu ◽  
Shaofeng Li

Abstract This article reports on a study exploring the differential effects of immediate and delayed corrective feedback (CF) on the acquisition of the English past tense. One hundred and forty-five seventh-grade EFL learners were assigned to four groups: Immediate CF, Delayed CF, Task Only, and Control. Each experimental group performed six focused communicative tasks, two each in three treatment sessions, eliciting the use of the English past tense. The Immediate CF group received feedback on their erroneous use of the target structure in the first session, the Delayed CF group received feedback in the final session, and the Task Only group performed the communicative tasks without receiving any feedback. The Control group only took the achievement tests. The effects of the feedback treatments were measured through an untimed grammaticality judgment test and an elicited imitation test. Mixed-effects analyses examining the influence of both fixed and random factors demonstrated that immediate CF was more facilitative of L2 development than delayed CF. The results suggest the importance of addressing linguistic errors before they are proceduralized in the interlanguage.


Author(s):  
S. Saber Alavi ◽  
Mansour Amini

This quasi-experimental study was designed to investigate the effects of corrective feedback on SLA/EFL to determine the potential benefits of two different corrective feedback techniques, namely recasts and elicitation. The research hypotheses were: 1) Learners who are exposed to interactive focused task that requires CR will benefit more than those who are exposed to communicative activities only; 2) Elicitation will be more effective than recasts in leading to L2 development; Three intensive EFL classes in a language center in Songkhla province, Thailand were selected to participate in the study. Based on the study design, two class were assigned to the treatment conditions elicitation group and recasts group and the third was used as a control group. The treatment took place over a period of 9 meetings focusing on teaching third person singular –s morpheme and the provision of CF where it was necessary. The participants' knowledge of the intended syntantic point was tested before treatment and post tested after receiving the treatment. A multiple choice and focused-cloze reading grammar test was used in the pre-test and the post-test to evaluate the effects of the treatments on the learners' acquisition of third person singular morpheme. This classroom-based study showed that the two treatment groups benefited from CF strategies, but according to the study, elicitation group outperformed the recast one.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Frindly Makarawung ◽  
I Dewe Ketut Anom ◽  
John Lombok

This research aims to determine the effect of mind mapping learning methods on the basic laws of chemistry toward learning outcomes of students of class X MIPA in SMA Negeri 2 Langowan. The sample used in this study were all students of class X MIPA of SMA Negeri 2 Langowan. This research uses an experimental method, with the research method used is Quasi Experiment  with Nonequivalent Control Group Design design. The research data were obtained from post-test results. Obtained the average value of student learning outcomes Experiment class is 85. The results showed the value of tcount = 15.7> ttable = 2.21, so H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted. Based on the results of the research it can be concluded that there is an influence on student learning outcomes on the basic laws of chemistry using mind mapping learning methods.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arpina Saleha ◽  
Raden Roro Ariessanty Alicia Kusuma Wardhani ◽  
Okviyoandra Akhyar

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui ada atau tidaknya pengaruh media permainan ular tangga senyawa terhadap hasil belajar siswa.Penelitian ini menggunakan nonequivalentcontrolgroupdesign. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas X MIA, sedangkan sampel penelitian yang digunakan yaitu X MIA 2 dan X MIA 3.Pada penelitian ini kedua kelas diberikan perlakuan yang berbeda,kelas X MIA 2 dibelajarkan tanpa menggunakan permainan media ular tangga senyawa, sedangkan kelas X MIA 3 dibelajarkan menggunakan media permainan ular tangga senyawa.Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah soal tes pilihan  ganda.  Data  yang diperoleh dianalisis  menggunakan  uji mann whitney u.Data hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa nilai rata-rata post-test kelas kontrol lebih rendah daripadanilai rata-rata kelas eksperimen.Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh media permainan ular tangga senyawa pada materi tata nama senyawa terhadap hasil belajar siswa di SMA Negeri 1 AlalakThis study aimed to determine whether or not the influence of snake and compound compound media play on student learning outcomes. This study used nonequivalent control group design. The population in this study were all students of class X MIA, while the research samples used were X MIA 2 and X MIA 3. In this study both classes were given different treatments, class X MIA 2 was taught without using snake ladder compound media games, while classes X MIA 3 was taught using the media game snake ladder compound. Data collection techniques usedwere multiple choice test questions. The data obtained were analyzed using the Mann Whitney test. The data of the research showed that the average value of the control class post-test is lower than the average value of the experimental class.  So  it  can  be  concluded  that  there  were  the influence  of  snake  ladder compound  media  on  compound  nomenclature material  on  student  learning outcomes in SMA Negeri 1 Alalak.


2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Salmauwati Salmauwati ◽  
Muhamad Agus Wibowo ◽  
Dedeh Kurniasih

ABSTRACTThis study was initiated by the students’ low learning outcomes on Chemistry subject and the teachers’ preference in using lecture method in teaching learning process.This study aimed at 1) finding out the differences of students’ learning outcomes between the use of flash media-assisted practical method and lecture method on hydrocarbon class at grade XI MIA of SMA Muhammadiyah I Pontianak. Using quasi experimental design and Control Group Posttes Design, this study employed the students of grade XI MIA 2 as the samples of experiment group, andthe students of grade XI MIA 2 as the samples of control group. The data collection techniques used were measurement and observation. While the instruments employed were observation sheet and essay. TheU-Mann Whitneytest revealed that the post test score of 0,0140< 0,05 Ho was rejected, while the Ha one was accepted. It means that there was correlation of students’ learning outcomes between the experiment and the control groups. In addition, the effect size result was 1,086 > 0,8 and considered high which indicated the positive effect of flash media-assisted practical method in enhancing students’ learning achievement.Keywords: flash, learning outcomes, hydrocarbon, practical method


Author(s):  
Made Delina Rusnawati . ◽  
I Gede Partha Sindu, S.Pd., M.Pd. . ◽  
Nyoman Sugihartini, S.Pd., M.Pd. .

Abstrak— Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui (1) hasil belajar yang lebih tinggi antara siswa yang belajar menggunakan e-modul berbasis project based learning dengan siswa yang belajar tanpa menggunakan e-modul berbasis project based learning pada mata pelajaran Administrasi Basis Data kelas XII RPL SMK Negeri 1 Negara (2) Motivasi siswa kelas XII RPL di SMK Negeri 1 Negara setelah menggunakan e-modul berbasis project based learning pada mata pelajaran Administrasi Basis Data (3) Respon siswa kelas XII RPL di SMK Negeri 1 Negara setelah menggunakan e-modul berbasis project based learning pada mata pelajaran Administrasi Basis Data. Jenis penelitian ini adalah eksperimen semu (quasi eksperimen) dengan desain Post Test Only Control Group Design. Populasi penelitian mencakup seluruh siswa kelas XII RPL SMK Negeri 1 Negara Tahun Pelajaran 2017/2018. Sampel yang digunakan yaitu kelas XII RPL 2 yang digunakan sebagai kelas ekperimen dan XII RPL 3 yang digunakan sebagai kelas kontrol dengan jumlah 92 orang. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan yaitu metode tes uraian untuk mengukur hasil belajar dan metode angket untuk menganalisis motivasi belajar siswa dan respon siswa. Data hasil belajar kemudian dianalisis dengan melakukan uji prasyarat yang meliputi uji normalitas, uji homogenitas dan uji- t. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) Terdapat hasil belajar yang lebih tinggi dalam penerapan e-modul berbasis Project Based Learning pada mata pelajaran administrasi basis data kelas XII RPL di SMK Negeri 1 Negara. Hasil analisis uji-t memperoleh thitung = 7.7497 dan ttabel = 1.66196 untuk dk sebesar 90 dengan taraf signifikan 5%. Berdasarkan kreteria pengujian diperoleh thitung > ttebel, ini berarti H0 ditolak. (2) Motivasi belajar siswa yang menggunakan e-modul dikatakan tinggi dilihat dari rata-rata motivasi belajar kelas eksperimen yaitu sebesar 98.30. (3) Respon siswa dari penerapan e-modul berbasis project based learning pada mata pelajaran Administrasi basis data adalah positif dilihat rata – rata skor hasil angket respon siswa yaitu 58.47. Kata Kunci : Quasi Eksperimen, E-Modul, Administrasi Basis Data, Project Based Learning Abstract- This objectives of this research are to know: (1) higher learning outcomes between students who learn to use project based learning e-modules with students who learn without using e-module based project based learning on subjects Database Administration class XII RPL SMK 1 Negara (2) students’ motivation in XII RPL class at SMK Negeri 1 Negara after using e-module based on project based learning on Database Administration course (3) students’ response after using e-module based on project based learning in Database Administration course of XII RPL class at SMK Negeri 1 Negara. This research was quasi experiment research with Post Test Only Control Group design. Research’s population covered all XII RPL classes at SMK N 1 Negara in the academic year 2017/2018. The samples of this research were XII RPL 2 class as the experimental class and XII RPL 3 as the control class with total of 92 students. The data was obtained trough essay test to measure students’ achievement and questionnaire method which was used to analyze students’ motivation and students’ response. The data, then, was analyzed through prerequisite test which included normality test, homogeneity test, and t-test. The results showed that (1) There is higher learning outcomes in the implementation of e-module based on Project Based Learning in the subjects of class XII database administration RPL in SMK Negeri 1 Negara. The result of t-test analysis obtained tcount = 7.7497 and ttable = 1.66196 for dk equal to 90 with 5% significant level. Based on test criteria obtained tcount > ttebel, this means H0 rejected. (2) Students’ motivation that used e-module was considerably high based on students’ learning motivation mean value of 98.30 (experiment). (3) Students’ response toward the application of project based learning e-modul on the Database Administration subject are positive that can be noticed from the average score of students' responses through questionnaire which is 59.47. keyword : Quasi Experiments, E-Modules, Database Administration, Project Based Learning.


2019 ◽  
pp. 136216881987028 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimi Nakatsukasa

This study investigates whether gesture-enhanced recasts lead to better production of the English regular past tense. Fifty-nine low-intermediate ESL students at a US university took part in communicative activities in class, during which they received, respectively, no feedback, verbal recasts, or gesture-enhanced recasts, the latter being a verbal recast accompanied by a point-back gesture indicating the non-target-like use or absence of the past tense. All learners also completed two assessments, a grammar test about the regular past tense and an oral production test that was designed to elicit the regular past tense, as a pre-test, an immediate post-test, and a delayed post-test a week later. Then, a repeated-measure ANOVA was used to analyse the linguistic development, using the obtained test scores. The results showed that there was no difference across the conditions in the grammar test, owing to the ceiling effect. On the other hand, learners significantly improved from the pre-test to the post-test in the oral production test, but there were no differences across the conditions. This contradicts a previous finding that teachers’ pedagogical gestures during recasts better facilitated the development of locative prepositions. Further, this study discusses how learning types (rule-based vs. item-based) involved in two different linguistic targets and different gestures used in the two studies may affect the efficacy of recasts.


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