scholarly journals The Effect of Computer-Assisted Educational Games on Teaching Grammar

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Adil Kayan ◽  
İbrahim Seçkin Aydın
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Methods And Techniques ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Teaching Grammar ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

Discussions on how grammar should be taught have continued for decades. Previous studies have reported that today’s students called as Generation Z have shown negative attitudes toward grammar teaching with traditional methods and techniques, and that their academic achievements have failed to meet expectations. Not using methods and techniques that are consistent with the adopted philosophy of education hinders the success of this process. The study investigated the impact of computer-assisted instruction and correspondingly computer-assisted educational games on grammar academic achievement and attitudes toward grammar and Turkish course of students. In this study, a quasi-experimental design based on a quantitative study with a pretest-posttest nonequivalent group was applied. Participants of the study consisted of two classes of 6th grade students studying at a middle school. Computer-assisted educational games were designed and practiced in the experimental group within a 12-week period. For the control group, activities in the curriculum were followed during lessons. Results showed that grammar academic achievement of students between the experimental group in which computer-assisted educational games were practiced and the control group in which the existing curriculum was followed showed a significant difference in attitudes toward Turkish course and grammar on the behalf of the experimental group. Findings demonstrated that this kind of practice in teaching grammar made a significant difference on achievement and attitude of students. In addition, there was a positive, moderate and statistically significant relationship between attitudes toward grammar and Turkish course. Attitudes toward grammar of students determine attitudes toward Turkish course of students.

scholarly journals The Effects of Learning Stations on Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Students’ Achievement and Self-Regulated Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 51-69
Author(s):  
Reem Alsaadi ◽  
Adam Al Sultan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Saudi Students ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of learning station strategies on developing academic achievement and self-regulated learning among middle school students of low socioeconomic status. The sample group consisted of 68 female Saudi students. We applied a quasi-experimental design with an experimental and control group and a pretest and posttest. We examined the correlation between academic achievement and self-regulated learning. The data collection instruments included an academic achievement test and self-regulated learning questionnaire. The results revealed a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of both instruments in favor of the experimental group. Additionally, there was a positive relationship between development of academic achievement and self-regulated learning among the students for the experimental group. The study’s findings suggest that the learning stations created a dynamic classroom, which prompted students to engage in self-regulatory behaviors and develop their knowledge and understanding.

scholarly journals The Impact of Drama Instruction on EFL Omani Fifth Graders’ Read-ing Comprehension

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 674
Author(s):  
Ruqaya Al Rabeei ◽  
Salma Al-Humaidi ◽  
Saleh Al-Busaidi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Fifth Graders ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Teacher's Perceptions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

Drama instruction is one of the methods recommended in EFL literature. This study aimed to investigate the impact of drama instruction on EFL fifth graders’ reading comprehension. It also explored the students’ and the teacher’s perceptions of the use of drama in reading lessons. A total of 74 randomly selected students participated in the study and formed the control group and the experimental group. The study followed the mixed quasi-experimental design. A pre- and posttest reading test was administered to examine the impact of drama on reading comprehension. A questionnaire was implemented to explore students’ perceptions of drama. Semi-structured interviews were also conducted to probe students’ and teacher’s perceptions of drama. The results were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed. They showed no significant difference in reading comprehension between the control group and the experimental group. However, the experimental group performed better in the posttest than the control group although their mean scores in the pretest were lower. The participant teacher and students responded positively towards the use of drama in reading lessons. They reported that drama activities were exciting and made them love reading.

scholarly journals The Impact of a Proposed Science Informal Curriculum on Students’ Achievement and Attitudes During the Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 882-896
Author(s):  
Eiad Abdulhalim Mohammad Alnajjar
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Informal Education ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Ninth Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Formal Curriculum ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Ninth Grade Students ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed to identify the impact of a proposed science curriculum based on informal learning on the academic achievement of ninth-grade students and their attitudes towards science majors in Al-Qunfuthah Governorate during the COVID-19 pandemic, and thus answer the following questions: What activities represent informal education in science that can be included in the science curriculum? Is there a statistically significant difference in the attitudes towards scientific disciplines for ninth-grade students due to the proposed curriculum based on informal education? Is there a statistically significant difference in the educational attainment of ninth-grade students due to the proposed curriculum based on non-formal education? The researcher used the experimental method, where the study sample was randomly selected and numbered (29) students in the control group, and (29) students in the experimental group. The researcher designed the science curriculum to include activities based on informal education in science, and it was taught to students in the experimental group, while the control group will study the formal curriculum of science for the third intermediate grade. The researcher also prepared a measure of attitudes towards the sciences major, and a test to measure the students' academic achievement.

scholarly journals The Impact of Podcasts on EFL Students’ Listening Comprehension

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tryanti R. Abdulrahman ◽  
Nonny Basalama ◽  
Moh. Rizky Widodo
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

This research has objective to investigate students’ listening comprehension through the use of podcast in EFL classroom. 60 high school students in Indonesia were taken as sample for this research with distribution of 30 students in experiment class and 30 students in control class. The samples were taken by using cluster random sampling. Quasi-experimental method with the post-test only control group design was applied in this research. In addition, a survey questionnaire was administered to experimental group to explore their perception on the use of podcast instruction in teaching listening. Findings revealed that there is a significant difference of post-test score between two groups, favoring experimental group. Data analysis using one way ANOVA showed significance value (sig. 0.010) is lower than < 0.05 which interpreted that Podcast has significant impact on students’ listening comprehension. Additionally, the result of questionnaire indicated that students have positive attitude toward the use of podcast in listening classroom. Students perceived that podcasts provided authentic materials, interesting activities including listening exercises and meaningful tasks for them so they felt more motivated to learn English. This study recommended that teacher may utilize podcast in teaching listening considering its effectiveness as technology based learning tool.

scholarly journals Programming Language Training With the Flipped Classroom Model

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110214
Author(s):  
Ata Taşpolat ◽  
Fezile Özdamli ◽  
Emrah Soykan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

The flipped classroom method, which could be considered as one of the crucial new generation teaching approaches, is a permutation of the educational activities that are carried out inside and outside of the classroom environment. The main purpose of the present study is to determine the impact of the flipped classroom approach on students’ academic achievement and their attitudes toward programming and methodology at the higher education level. The current study employed a mixed research method as findings were transcribed on the basis of quantitative and qualitative data sets. Academic achievement tests and attitudes toward programming scales were used to collect quantitative data, whereas a semistructured focus group interview was used to collect the qualitative data set. The findings demonstrated that a statistically significant difference existed among the students in the experimental group and students within the control group regarding their attitudes toward programming and academic achievement. The results of the study reported that the experimental group had more positive attitudes and higher levels of academic achievement when compared with the control group. The advantages of the flipped classroom model include the elevated teacher–student interaction, raised independence in terms of accessing courses regardless of time and place, the opportunity to save time particularly during practicing, student-centered structure and increased motivation. This method also has many disadvantages. These include the need for technological requirements, students not watching videos, poor attendance to the course, and the lowered student–teacher interaction, especially outside the classroom.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF STUDY SKILLS TRAINING ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS GEOGRAPHY STUDENTS IN JALINGO METROPOLIS

2015 ◽  
pp. 29-40
Author(s):  
Happy MICHAEL ◽  
Joshua JOSEPH ◽  
Peter IORNYAGH
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Study Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Significance Test ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of study skills training on academic achievement and retention of geography students in Jalingo metropolis of Taraba State. A pre-test, post-test control group, quasi experimental design was adopted for this study. Geography students were purposively selected from two private schools in Jalingo metropolis of Taraba State. Three validated and standardized instrument were used for data collection. These instruments were pre-test geography achievement, post-test geography achievement and retention geography test. Four research questions were stated for the lesson and four hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. Test- retest method of reliability estimate was determined by using Pearson product moment correlation coefficient. The reliability coefficient of 0.86 was obtained. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, t-test and analysis of covariance. The result of the study revealed that the experimentalgroup thatwas given study skills training performed higher (mean=52.87, SD=12.5) than that of the control group (mean=41.0, SD=8.1). Also the retention score of the experimental group is higher (mean=49.60, SD=14.38) than the control group (mean= 36.20, SD=8.01). There was also a significant difference in the academic achievement and retention scores of experimental group and control group. Based on these findings, school teachers, curriculum planners are encouraged to include study skills training in the instructional processes in classrooms to enhance retention and achievement of students.

scholarly journals The impact of peer-peer learning and student-lecturer interaction on Biology pre-service teachers’ achievements

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 511-521
Author(s):  
Tafirenyika Mafugu
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Peer Interaction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

Because of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an emergency shift to online learning in tertiary institutions worldwide. Here, I aimed to determine the impact of guided peer-peer interaction on students' achievement. A Biology Achievement Test was used to collect data. I used a quasi-experimental design and analysed the data using the independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA. A comparison of the experimental group mean marks before and after the lockdown did not reveal significant differences. However, the control group’s mean mark was significantly higher before than during the lockdown period. Before the lockdown, the performance of the experimental group did not show any significant difference with that of the control group. There was a significant difference in performance between the two groups during the lockdown. Lecturer guided interaction had a significant impact while the digital divide did not have a significant impact on students’ performance.   Keywords: online learning; tertiary institutions; peer-peer interaction; digital divide

scholarly journals The Effects of Instructional and Administrative Text Messages on Academic Achievement and Student Perception of Learning in a High School Food, Nutrition, and Wellness Classroom

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 818-846
Author(s):  
Sarah Moore ◽  
Josh Cuevas
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Student Perception ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Food ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Food Nutrition ◽  
Experimental Group

This study investigated the effects of instructional and administrative text messages on student academic achievement and sense of learning. Ninety-eight Food, Nutrition, and Wellness students in grades 9th through 12th were involved in this study. In this quasi-experimental study, there was an experimental group and a comparison group. Students in the experimental group received instructional and administrative text messages three times a week for a total of nine weeks. A one-way ANCOVA and independent samples t-test were used for data analyses. The study found a statistically significant difference in academic achievement and sense of learning with students in the experimental group scoring higher as compared to students in the control group. In addition, there was a statistically significant difference with females in the treatment group scoring higher than males in the treatment group.

scholarly journals The Impact of Educational Games on Enhancing Elementary Stage Students' Acquisition and Retention of English Vocabulary

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amr Mahmoud Abdeldaim Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Basic Education ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Vocabulary Achievement

Learning EFL vocabulary is a difficult task so that teachers try as much as possible to facilitate it for their learners. One of the best strategies that can be used is educational games strategy. The goal of this research is to check the effectiveness of using the educational games strategy in enhancing English vocabulary acquisition and retention at the First stage of basic education pupils. The study adopted the quasi-experimental pre-post test control / experimental group design. The study sample consisted of 40 pupils in sixth elementary grade and was equally divided into two groups: an experimental group and a control one. Students of the experimental group learnt vocabulary through the educational game strategy, while students in the control group received regular instruction. Tools of the study included a pre-post vocabulary achievement test and a text course for grade six named Get Ready 6. The students submitted to a pre-post vocabulary achievement test and the results indicates that there is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the experimental group and the control group in the pre/ post-test of English vocabulary achievement in favor of the experimental group.

scholarly journals Impact of ICT Integrated Pedagogy on Children’s Comprehension and Learning Outcomes in Science at Upper Primary Level

2021 ◽  
pp. 23-37
Author(s):  
. Deepshikha ◽  
Ramakant Mohalik ◽  
Animesh Kumar Mohapatra
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Cell Structure ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

This study investigated the impact of ICT integrated pedagogy on learning outcomes in science of upper primary students. A quasi-experimental (Pre-tests and post-tests with control group) research design was adopted to conduct the study. One hundred and twenty five class VIII children were the participants. The experimental group was taught with the help of ICT integrated pedagogy whereas the control group was taught by traditional chalk and talk pedagogy. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results indicated a statistically significant difference in comprehension and learning outcomes of a science topic i.e. Cell: Structure and Function of experimental group and control groups. Children of the experimental group had better learning outcomes in science than control groups. This trend was also reflected in personal interviews.Therefore, it is suggested that ICT integrated pedagogy ought to be employed in the teaching of science at the upper primary level to enhance conceptual understanding and learning outcomes in the subject.

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