scholarly journals The effects of extensive listening on Vietnamese students’ listening skills

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Thinh Van Le ◽  
Sa Kim Pham
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Listening Test ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Listening Proficiency ◽  
Listening Strategies ◽  
Sound Files ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
At Home

University students in Vietnam do not have enough time to practise their listening inside the classroom. Outside the classroom, they do not have chance to practice it. To supplement time constraint in the classroom, extensive listening was employed to assist students to develop their listening skills. The study aims to investigate whether extensive listening ameliorates students’ listening proficiency. Two groups of students from two intact classes: the control group (n = 32) and the experimental group (n = 32) were selected. Before the semester started, all students sat for the pre-listening test.  After that, students in the experimental group were advised to listen to fifteen suggested sound files with one file for each week. They were also instructed some listening strategies to self-practise at home while students in the control group did not do any listening tasks at home. After 15 weeks, students in both groups took the post-listening test. The post-interview was conducted to explore how students practiced their listening out of school. The results showed that the experimental group outperformed the control group in the post-test. Some students in the experimental group reported that they practised listening many times and tried to learn as much vocabulary as possible.

The effect of patience training on university students’ patience and life satisfaction levels

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 712-719
Author(s):  
Ayşe Eliüşük Bülbül ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
University Students ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of the "patience training program" on the patience and life satisfaction levels of university students. The study was organized as a pre-test, post-test experiment and control group design. For a total of 30 students from which were 17 in the control group and 17 in the experimental group, patience training was given for 5 weeks. The "Patient Scale" developed by Schnitker (2010) and adapted to Turkish by Eliüşük and Arslan (2016) and the "Life Satisfaction Scale" developed by Diener, Emmons, Larsen and Griffin (1985) and adapted to Turkish by Dağlı and Baysal (2016) were used as a data collection tool in the study. The "Wilcoxon" test was used for the comparison of in-group differences in the analysis of obtained data and the "Mann-Whitney U" test was used in examining the differences between the two groups. As a result of the study, it was observed that the patience and life satisfaction average scores of students in the experimental group receiving "patience training" increased significantly, while there was no significant difference in the patience and life satisfaction averages scores of the control group students.

scholarly journals The Effect of IELTS Listening Strategy Use on the Reduction of IELTS Listening Test Anxiety and on IELTS Listening Performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 1025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Reza Nemat Tabrizi ◽  
Mahnaz Ranjbar
Keyword(s):  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Strategy Instruction ◽  
Strategy Use ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Listening Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

The study investigates the impact of IELTS listening strategy use on the reduction of listening test anxiety and on the listening performance of the IELTS test takers in light of the data of 80 participants on the pretest and post-test IELTS listening along with the participants' score on pre-anxiety and post anxiety scale. So, drawing on the instruments including a proficiency test, pre/post-test, anxiety questionnaire, materials for strategy instruction, the participants were randomly divided into two groups: Control Group and Experimental Group, each including 40 participants. As per the procedure, after tackling their pre-listening performance and pre-anxiety score, one group was treated with IELTS-Listening related strategies and the other group was not treated, but both were administered listening test. The results of the study indicated that those treated with IELTS strategy outperformed ( t (78) = 4.57, p = .000, r = .460 ) those receiving no listening-related strategy. Furthermore, the results of a t-test run on the post-test of the groups anxiety arrived at a statistically significant difference (t (78) = 5.77, p = .000, r = .547), representing that the control group outperformed the experimental group. Also, Pearson Correlation done for finding out a potential relationship between anxiety and listening performance indicated a negative and weak to moderate relationship ((r (78) = -.26, p = .020). The pedagogical implications of the study are in detailed argued.

scholarly journals Effect of simulations enhanced with conceptual change texts on university students’ understanding of chemical equilibrium

2018 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haluk Özmen ◽  
Akbar Naseriazar
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Conceptual Change ◽  
Chemical Equilibrium ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Conceptual Change Texts ◽  
First Year University ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of computer simulations enhanced with conceptual change texts (CS-CCT) on first year university students? understanding of chemical equilibrium. A quasi-experimental design and one control group (CG, N = 60) as well as one experimental group (EG, N = 65) were used in the study. While students in CG were taught with traditional methods based on textbooks and blackboard, the EG studied the same unit with CS-CCT. The chemical equilibrium concept test (CECT) was administered as pre-test, post-test and delayed test to collect data. The results indicated that the students? scores in the EG were significantly higher than those in the CG in both post-test and delayed test. It was concluded that CS-CCT may become a more effective way for students to picture in their minds chemical equilibrium and improve their alternative interpretations. Also, such a combination is useful for students to enhance their conceptual understanding.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of the Inquiry and Brain Storming Strategies in Developing Achievement and Creative Thinking Skills in Arabic Language of University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 253
Author(s):  
Ahmad Abdullah Asiri
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of using inquiry and brainstorming strategies in teaching Arabic language for developing achievement and creative thinking skills of the university students. To achieve the previous objective, a teaching manual was prepared using inquiry and brainstorming strategies. Achievement test was prepared including 20 items multiple chooses questions related to knowledge, application and reasoning levels. In addition, creative thinking skills test was prepared including 10 items related to Fluency, flexibility and originality skills. The validity and reliability of the instruments were measured. The sample was selected randomly; it consists of two groups, experimental group 43 and a control group 39. The study was based on semi-experimental design pre—post-test, where the experimental group was taught using inquiry and brainstorming strategies, but the control group was taught using the usual strategies. The results of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences between the average scores of the experimental and control groups in the post achievement and creative thinking skills in general and their skills separately for the students of the experimental group. Also, the results showed a positive correlation between the scores of the experimental group in post creative thinking skills, and post achievement test in general. The effectiveness of inquiry and brainstorming strategies in the development of achievement levels and creative thinking skills was significant effect. The study recommended using the Inquiry and brainstorming strategies in the teaching Arabic language of university students.

The metacognitive awareness listening questionnaire as a metacognitive-raising tool: Does it work?

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahman Sahragrard ◽  
Ali Kushki ◽  
M. Miri ◽  
Farzad Mahmooudi
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Repeated Exposure ◽  
Metacognitive Awareness ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

The present study aimed at exploring the influence of a repeated exposure to the Metacognitive Awareness Listening Questionnaire (MALQ) on EFL learners’ level of metacognitive awareness. Participants of the study were forty intermediate university students who were randomly assigned to experimental (n=20) and control (n=20) groups. The experimental group completed MALQ in odd sessions (seven sessions in total) across a semester. The control group, on the other hand, completed it in the first and last sessions of the course as pre-test and post-test, respectively. Results of the study showed that the questionnaire benefited the experimental group in a statistically significant way. Also, findings of the study revealed that less-skilled participants of the experimental groups benefited from the treatment more in comparison to their more-skilled counterparts in the experimental group. Keywords: MALQ, metacognitive instruction, metacognitive awareness

scholarly journals Effectiveness of a Rational Behavioral Emotive Program in Reducing Test Anxiety among University Students with High Academic Achievement

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Najla Y. AlAmry
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
University Students ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Experimental Approach ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
High Academic Achievement ◽  
Experimental Group

The present study aims to identify the effectiveness of a rational behavioral emotive program in reducing test anxiety among university students with high academic achievement in Riyadh. The author adopted the quasi-experimental approach. The sample comprised (26) students with high academic achievement who were encountering test anxiety at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) in Riyadh. The participants were divided into two groups: An experimental group of (13) students and a control group of (13) students. The author also used the test anxiety scale (Spielberger, 1972) and designed the rational behavioral emotive program using new electronic applications. The results showed statistically significant differences between the average scores of the experimental group students in the pre and posttests in favor of the post-test. There were statistically significant differences between the average scores of the two groups in the post-test of the scale in favor of the experimental group. Furthermore, there were no statistically significant differences between the average scores of the experimental group in the post and successive tests of the scale.

scholarly journals أثر استخدام اسلوب الخريطة الذهنية في تحصيل طلبة الجامعة في المسرحية الانكليزية

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (0) ◽  
pp. 113-137
Author(s):  
ناهده مجيد ◽  
اياد عيسى
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Mapping Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
English Drama ◽  
Mind Mapping ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Better Than

The current study aims to investigate the effect of using Mind Mapping technique on University students' achievement in English drama. The aim of the study is supposed to be achieved through verifying its hypotheses. The sample of the study consists of sixty EFL university students who are distributed equally into two groups, i.e. experimental and control groups. The experimental group has been taught the English drama ''Hamlet'' by using Mind Mapping technique while the control group has been taught the same material by using the traditional method. A posttest has been conducted and applied to the two groups. The required data are collected and analyzed statistically. The obtained results show that the mean scores of students' performance of the experimental group in the post test is better than that of the control group. This means that the investigated technique has a positive effect on university students' performance in English drama.

scholarly journals Improving Reading Achievements in Descriptive Text by Using TPRC (Think, Predict, Read and Connect) Strategy

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-180
Author(s):  
Hani Atus Sholikhah ◽  
Mar’atul Azizah
Keyword(s):  
Reading Achievement ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experiment Method ◽  
Eleventh Graders ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Group

This research investigates about the use of  TPRC strategy to improve reading achievement in descriptive text of the eleventh graders of MTS Nurul Falah Kutapandan . The research is conducted based on the main problems: (1) Is there any significant difference in reading achievement using descriptive text between students who are taught by using TPRC strategy and those who are not? (2) Does TPRC strategy give contribution to the students’ better achievement in reading and listening skills or not? To answer the questions, the researcher collect data from 64 students as a sample in two classes, one class as experimental research method. The researcher chosen two classes as a sample while class eight graders is experiment method, the data is gathered through pre-test and post-test.  The result data were analyzed by calculated by using SPSS 21 version. Based on the result paired sample t-test in reading there were found: first, the mean score of pretest in the experimental group was 58.37 and posttest was 79.78. Second, mean score of pretest in control group was 57.15 and posttest was 71.46.

scholarly journals The Effect of Conducting De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats Activity on Developing Paragraph Writing Skills of University Students in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Bala Chatta Swamy ◽  
Mohammad Imdadul Haque ◽  
Venugopal Koppada ◽  
Nannapaneni Siva Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
University Students ◽  
Technical Writing ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Significance Levels ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of the present study is to examine the effect of conducting De Bono’s six thinking hats activity on developing the paragraph writing skills of university students. Two groups of students studying the course Technical Writing in Business (NAJM 167) of Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University were chosen to achieve this objective. Pre- and post-tests were conducted for both the groups to determine the difference in their mean scores. Both the groups were given the task of writing a paragraph as a pre-test before conducting the activity. Then, in the experiment section, six thinking hats activity was conducted six times, each time changing the hat color of the groups. As the students had class for 100 minutes three times a week, the experimental group did the activity six times for two weeks. The control group was taught the textbook verbatim. The two groups were given the task of writing a paragraph again as a post-test. The paragraphs were evaluated. At 5% significance levels, two-tailed test was applied. The scores of the control group were much lower than the experimental group in the paragraph writing test. The statistics also showed significant differences between mean scores of the two groups. The results prove the effectiveness of six thinking hats activity in developing writing skills of university students. Therefore, the present study recommends that it is appropriate for EFL teachers in Saudi Arabia to make students do the six thinking hats activity along with other activities given in the textbook in order to improve their writing skills.

scholarly journals The Impact of Using Flipped Learning Strategy on Developing Listening Skills of 7th Grade Female Students in the United Arab Emirates

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 661-670
Author(s):  
May A. Awad ◽  
Ibtehal M. Aburezeq
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Flipped Learning ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed to examine the impact of Flipped Learning Strategy on developing listening skills of 7th grade female students in the United Arab Emirates. The study sample consisted of (44) female students selected by using the convenience sampling method from the Emirates Private School during the academic year of 2019 -2020. Those female students were distributed into two groups: An experimental group (22 students) and control group (22 students). The experimental group was taught the listening skills by using the Flipped Learning Strategy, and the control group was taught by the traditional method. To achieve the purpose of the study and answer its questions, a listening skills test was developed and its validity and reliability were also checked. At the end of the experiment which lasted for six weeks, the post-test of listening skills was carried out. The appropriate statistical methods were used to analyze the collected data. The results of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences between the two groups in the total score of the listening post-test and its three levels (audible discrimination, audible interpretation, audible criticism in favor of the experimental group. This indicates that the flipped learning strategy had a positive impact on developing the listening skills of sample students. Given such results, a number of recommendations were provided.

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