scholarly journals The effect of peripheral learning on elementary EFL learners’ grammar improvement: The case of prepositions of time and place

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-100
Author(s):  
Islam Namazian Doost ◽  
Soheila Tahmasbi
Keyword(s):  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Teaching Environment ◽  
Learning Abilities ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Elementary Classes ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aims to investigate the possible effects of peripheral learning on elementary EFL learners’ grammar improvement: the case of prepositions of time and place. Two elementary classes were selected as experimental and control groups. Before beginning the treatment, a grammar test was administered to both the groups as a pre-test. Then, as treatment, the experimental group was exposed to realia, pictures, posters and texts, while the control group was not. After term-long treatment of 10 weeks, the two groups received the same grammar test as post-test. The results of t-test showed that the experimental group improved their grammar ability, i.e., knowledge of prepositions of time and place more than their friends in the control group. The finding of the study may open an optional path for teachers to include some peripheral materials in their teaching environment to further invest on unconscious learning abilities of the students.   Keywords: Peripheral learning, reposition of time, prepositions of place, grammar.

THE EFFECT OF APPLYING ANIMAL CARTOON PICTURES ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasanul Arifin Zul And Masitowarni Siregar
Keyword(s):  
T Test ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Written Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This thesis is focused on the investigation of the effect of applying animal cartoon pictures on students’ achievement in writing narrative text. This study aims to find whether applying animal cartoon pictures significantly affect the students’ writing achievement or not. The data in this study were obtained by administering a written test. The population was the 2015/2016 first year (grade XI) of SMA Swasta Nusantara Lubuk Pakam and 66 students were taken as the sample by using random sampling. The sample was divided into two groups, experimental and control groups. The experimental group was taught by applying animal cartoon pictures while the control group without animal cartoon pictures (x = lecturing). The data were taken the scores from the pre-test and post-test to both experimental and control groups. These data were analyzed by using t-test. The result of computing the t-test obviously showed that t-observed is higher than t-table (5.21 >1,67) with the degree of freedom 64 (df =N-2) at the level significance 0,05 one tail test. It showed that the application of animal cartoon pictures significantly affected the students of SMA Swasta Nusantara Lubuk Pakam achievement in writing narrative text.

scholarly journals The Effect of Using Authentic Texts on Iranian EFL Learners' Incidental Vocabulary Learning: The Case of English Newspaper

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 422-432
Author(s):  
Goodarz Shakibaei ◽  
Fatemeh Shahamat ◽  
Ehsan Namaziandost
Keyword(s):  
Vocabulary Learning ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Authentic Texts ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Incidental Vocabulary ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Incidental Vocabulary Learning ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study intended to investigate the effect of using authentic texts on Iranian EFL learners' incidental vocabulary learning. To this end, a population of 52 Iranian female EFL learners aged 15 to 17 was selected. They were two intact classes; experimental group (25 students) and control group (27 students). Both groups received a pretest at the first session. Regarding the treatment, the authentic reading texts selected from World News for students of English, Level1 was taught to the experimental group while the texts selected from book 1 was taught to the control group. After a month post-test were run among all of the participants in both control and experimental groups to find out the possible effects of the treatment on the participants' vocabulary improvement. The analysis of data paired samples t-test and independent samples t-test showed that there was a significant difference between the post-tests of experimental and control groups. The experimental group outperformed the control group on the post-test.

scholarly journals Demonstration Technique to Improve Vocabulary and Grammar Element in Teaching Speaking at EFL Learners

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Muhammad Husnu
Keyword(s):  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Paired Samples ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Class Iib ◽  
And Control ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed at examining the effectiveness of demonstration technique to improve vocabulary and grammar element in teaching speaking at EFL learners. This research applied true-experimental design. The respondents of the study were 32 students (class IIA) as experimental group and 32 students (class IIB) as control group from the second semester of Economic Departments of Hamzanwadi University in the academic year 2016-2017. To collect the data, a pre-test and a post-test were given to the EFL learners. To analyze the data, the researcher applied SPSS 17 for windows. To analyze whether there was a significant difference in the mean score between pre-test and post-test, the researcher used a paired-samples t-test to get answer of the hypothesis. After performing a paired-samples t-test, the researcher found that there was a significant difference in mean scores between experimental and control group and t-test score is higher than t-table, it meant that demonstration technique was significantly effective in teaching speaking, especially to improve the element of vocabulary and grammar in teaching speaking at EFL learners.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Note-Taking on Reading Comprehension of Iranian EFL Learners

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 308
Author(s):  
Farnoush Bahrami ◽  
Heidar Nosratzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Note Taking ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Analyze Data

By taking notes students could save time for reading all textbooks for their exams or for their representations.  It helps them to be vigilant all the time in class for having good notes and they have to paying attention to lectures or teachers all the time, therefore note-taking causes to listening better to lessons and lectures an also it causes to improves their comprehension when they read texts. Thus, the present study is important because note-taking could provide student’s memorization and helps them to remember what they learnt, absolutely important information. Also it accelerates to one-over their studies.The method used in this research was survey. The 40 Persian EFL learners were selected from a language institute in Karaj to participate in the present study. These learners were divided into two groups; one of them is experimental group (N=20) and the other one is control group (N=20). Pretest and post test were two instruments that were used to carry out this study, a pretest about skill of note-taking of passages of the lessons was used for both experimental and control group. This test consisted of 4 passages. The same test was administrated again as the post test for both groups by the end of the course to see the different conclusion between taking note of experimental group and control group control groups. Reliability between 4 texts is in oscillation from 0.6 to 0.81 (from 0.6 upwards). Therefore this reliability was an acceptable one. To analyze data descriptive statistics (that was contained percentage, frequency and mean score) and also inferential statistics (that was contained ANOVA, Pearson correlation, independent sample t-test, multivariate’s test, regression) were carried out by using SPSS16 soft ware. The findings confirmed that note taking is effective in reading comprehension.

scholarly journals The Effects of Dora the Explorer on Preschool Children's Spatial Concept Acquisition and Spatial Ability

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Duriye Esra Angın
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Spatial Abilities ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Meaningful Difference ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Spatial Concept ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects of Dora the Explorer cartoon on the spatial concept acquisitions and spatial abilities of the preschool children. The study was carried out with 80, 60-71 month old children attending preschools. Post-test only control group model is used in the research in order to identify the existing phenomena in a controlled manner. “The Bracken Basic Concept Scale, Third Edition: Receptive (BBCSIII:R) Form Direction/Position Subscale” and two different “Spatial Ability Games” were used to assess children’s spatial concept acquisitions and spatial abilities. Independent sample t-test was used in order to compare the average of post-test scores of the children in the experimental and control groups. According to the findings, it is found that there is meaningful difference between scores of post-tests of direction/position subscale and spatial ability games score. Comparing the scores of post-test of direction/position subscale and spatial ability games of experimental and control groups, it was found that there was a meaningful differentiation in favor of experimental group.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF DEFINITIONS TOWARD STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Tawali Tawali
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
T Test ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Second Grade Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This research is aimed to find out the effect of definitions toward students’ vocabulary mastery: it was an experimental study at the second grade student of MTs NW Haqqul Yaqin Sayang- sayang. The subject of this research was the second grade of MTs NW Haqqul Yaqin Sayang- sayang.The research was used experimental method with quantitative approach. The population of this research consist of 55 students, and the sample is 29 for experimental group while 26 for control group. The technique of collecting data was used definition for experimental group and matching word with antonym for control group. The data was collected by using post-test only and the data was analyzed by t-test formula. Based on data analysis the mean score of experimental group was 76,4 and control group was 69,23, beside of that standard deviation for experimental group was 114,28 and for control group was 113,09 and the value of t-test was 2,44 and t-table was 2,000. Degree of freedom is 53 with significant level 0,05. It means that the value of t-test was higher than t-table (t-test ˃ t-table). The alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected. Thus, the conclusion of this research was there was an effect of definition toward students’ vocabulary mastery: an experimental study at the second grade students of MTs NW Haqqul Yaqin Sayang-sayang.

scholarly journals Text-based Character in Teaching Reading: Do Students Can Achieve Significant Result in Reading Test?

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Hasan Hasan ◽  
Andi Sadapotto ◽  
Muhammad Hanafi ◽  
Usman Usman
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
T Test ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Good Classification ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This quasi-experimental study involves the experimental and control group which consist of 60 students in first year of SMA Muhammadiyah Sidenreng Rappang   2019/2020 academic year.  The reading test is used to collect data to find out do the students can achieve significant result in reading test using Text-based Character. Based on the result the mean score of the experimental group pre-test was 72.67 and classified into good classification, while the control group was 69.63 classified into good. The mean score of the post-test after treatment for the experimental group was 82.43 (very good) while the control group was 76.53, (good) classification still.  The researcher found that the T-table is higher than the t-test (α) (1.659<2.021). It means that there is a significant difference in the pre-test of the control and experimental group, while in post-test of an experimental and control group, the researcher finds that the T-test is higher than the alpha and previous score in the the pre-test (α) (3.089>2.021). The degree of freedom is 58. This study reveals that the alternative hypothesis (H1) was accepted, and the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected. This is means that the use of Text-based Characters can improves students' reading skills in significant way.

scholarly journals USING SOCIOGRAM TO IMPROVE THE WRITING AND SPEAKING ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE EIGHT GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPN 1 JARAI

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 269
Author(s):  
Yoga Pratama
Keyword(s):  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Test Control

The objectives of this study were to find out whether or not there was significant improvement in writing and speaking achievements of the eighth grade students of SMPN1 Jarai after they were taught by using Sociogram, to find out whether or not there was significant improvement in each aspect of writing and speaking achievements of the eighth grade students of SMPN1 Jarai after they were taught by using Sociogram, to find out whether or not there was significant difference in writing and speaking achievements between the eighth grade students of SMP 1 Jarai who were taught by using Sociogram and those who were not, and to find out the perception of the eighth grade students of SMPN 1 Jarai after they were taught by using Socoiogram. In this paper, an experimental research method with pre and post test control group design was used with 70 students as the sample divided into two groups, experimental and control group. However, only the students of the experimental group were taught by using Sociogram. The obtained data were analyzed by using t-test. The students were given questionnaire to know their perceptions. The result showed that there was a significant difference in both students? writing and speaking achievements after they were tought by using Sociogram. Furthermore, it was found that there was a significant difference in students? writing and speaking achievement between the experimental and control groups. In conclusion, Sociogram improves the students? writing and speaking achievements.

scholarly journals Perbedaan Pemahaman Siswa Tentang Sopan Santun Ditinjau Dari Pemberian Layanan Bimbingan Kelompok Berlandaskan Falsafah Dandang Tingang Kelas VII SMP Muhammadiyah Palangkaraya

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
Dewi Rabiola ◽  
Muhammad Andi Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Control Group ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Guidance Services ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Sample Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Group Guidance

This study aims to determine whether there is a difference in understanding of Student Polite regarding the provision of Group Guidance Services based on the Dandang Tingang Philosophy. This study used the Pure Experimental Research approach. The design used is the pretest-posttest control group design. Based on the results of research conducted at Palangka Raya Muhammadiyah Middle School with the results of the calculation of paired sample test with t count on the results of the Pre-test the value of t = 1,088 = and t table 2,10 which shows no difference between the control group and the experimental and postal results -test value t = 5.696 = and t table 2.10 price t count = t table so that Ho is rejected, and Ha is accepted it can be said if the experimental group gets better results compared to the control group. In the results of the Pre-test which showed no difference between the experimental and control groups and after being given treatment through group guidance services in the experimental group, the results of the post-test showed there were differences between the control and experimental groups. It can be concluded if the implementation of group guidance services in the experimental class is effective in increasing the understanding of students manners.

scholarly journals The Effect of Psychodrama on Subjective Well-Being and Trait Anxiety

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 269
Author(s):  
AliAyşe Nur Katmer ◽  
Ramazan Demir ◽  
Ali Çekiç ◽  
Zeynep Hamamcı
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study investigates the effects of psychodrama on adults’ anxiety and subjective well-being levels. A pre/post-test experimental pattern is used with experimental and control groups. The study sample consists of 24 non-thesis master’s program students at Gaziantep University, Human Psychology, and Communication. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Subjective Well-Being Scale were applied as a pre-test to the experimental and control groups. The psychodrama group practice was performed with the experimental group once a week for eleven weeks, 90 minutes per session, while the control group did not receive any practice. After the application, the post-test was administered to both groups. The data were analyzed with SPSS 23 statistical program. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to evaluate the difference between the experimental and control group, and the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test was applied for the changes within the experimental group. The findings indicate that the individuals’ anxiety level in the experimental group significantly decreased compared to the control group. There was no significant difference between subjective well-being in the experimental and control group for pre-test and post-test applications.

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