scholarly journals Using Emoji to Improve Female Students' Coherence in Writing at Qassim University

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huda Suleiman Al Qunayeer ◽  
Enas Abdelwahab Eltom RahmtAllah
Keyword(s):  
Writing Skills ◽  
Public University ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Parallel Structures ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Experimental Group

Writing is considered a very important learning tool for all content areas. There is no doubt that writing skill is essential for any kind of learning either at the school or the university level. Therefore, the present study attempted to explore the possibility of improving university students’ one of writing sub-skills, known as coherence through emoji. Coherence in the students’ writing was measured according to the students ability to a) use repetition to link ideas, sentences, and paragraphs, b)use transitional expressions to link ideas, sentences, and paragraphs, c) use pronouns to link sentences, d)use synonyms to link ideas and create variety, e) use parallel structures to link ideas, sentences, and paragraphs. The sample of this study was randomly selected from the Third Level female students joining the Department of English at one Saudi public university. The selected subjects were assigned randomly into control group and experimental group. After administrating the pretest for the two groups, the experimental group was given a six-week treatment of emoji meant for improving the writing sub-skill, while the control group was taught writing without using emoji. One week after the treatment, a posttest was administered to the two groups. Results revealed significant difference between the students’ scores in writing in favor of using emoji to improve students’ writing skills. Thus, the findings show the effectiveness of using emoji in improving students’ coherence in writing. The results were used to draw some conclusions and to suggest some recommendations for teaching writing using emoji. The results also recommend further researches to be done on using emoji to improve other language skills and sub-skills.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Using the Flipped Learning Strategy Using Pen Tablet in the Achievement and Motivation towards Mathematics among Tenth Grade Female Students in Wadi Al-Seer District: فاعلية استخدام استراتيجية التعلم المقلوب باستخدام Pen Tablet في التحصيل والدافعية نحو مادة الرياضيات لدى طالبات الصف العاشر الأساسي في لواء وادي السير

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suha Mohammad Amawi, Hamzeh Abd alftah Alassaf
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Flipped Learning ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Pen Tablet ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed to identify the effectiveness of flipped learning strategy using pen tablet in the achievement and motivation towards mathematics among tenth grade female students in Wadi Al-Seer district. The study used a Quasi-experimental design, Where the study was applied to a sample of (93) female students from the tenth grade, it was divided into (48) female students in the experimental group and (45) female students in the control group. The experimental group was taught using a flipped learning strategy by activating the pen tablet, while the control group studied in the traditional way. The Study tools were used achievement test and Motivation scale for learning mathematics. The results of the study showed a statistically significant difference at the level of significance (α = 0.05) between the mean achievement of female students in mathematics in the two experimental and control groups on the post test for the benefit of the experimental group students who studied using the flipped learning strategy using the pen tablet, where the arithmetic mean reached (15.96) of (20), The results also showed a statistically significant difference at the level of significance (α = 0.05) in the scores of the motivation scale towards mathematics between the experimental and control groups on the dimensional scale in favor of the experimental group students who studied using the flipped learning strategy using the pen tablet, where the arithmetic mean reached (2.89) From (3.) the differences were in favor of the experimental group. In light of the results of the study; it recommends the use of the flipped learning strategy by activating the pen tablet tool in teaching math for the tenth grade, and further research into the use of the pen tablet in teaching other educational materials and for other educational stages.

scholarly journals Kemampuan Komunikasi Matematik Siswa Berdasarkan Gender: Suatu Kasus di Sekolah Berbasis Pesantren

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
Wa Ode Dahiana ◽  
Tatang Herman
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Metacognitive Strategies ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mathematical Communication ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

<p><em>The purpose of this study was to determine differences in students' mathematical communication skills based on gender with learning using metacognitive strategies. This research method is a quasi-experimental design using a pretest-posttest control group design. The sampling technique used was saturated sampling which consisted of 19 male students as the first experimental group and 17 female students as the second experimental group. The instrument used was in the form of a five-point essay test to measure the aspects of students' mathematical communication skills after being given a treatment, namely learning using metacognitive strategies. The pre-test mean score shows that female students are higher than male students, on the contrary, the average score of the post-test results, it is known that male students are higher. The data were analyzed using the t-test, it was concluded that there was a significant difference between the mathematical abilities of male and female students. This difference is consistent with several previous research results, although not a few studies also state that there is no significant difference between students' academic abilities based on gender.</em></p>

scholarly journals The Effects of Task-Based Language Teaching on Writing Achievement at a High School in Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dang Thi Thu Huong ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

The current study determines the effectiveness of using task-based language instructions in teaching writing at a high school in Thai Nguyen province. The participants consist of 92 grade 10 students from Bing Yen high school, Dinh Hoa district. The study employs a mix method research design (MMR) as the plan for the research. The results of the study reveals that the results of writing performance were reported at a low level (M=3.72). The results also confirmed that the intervention worked well for the experimental group. The mean score of the pre-test (the baseline for both groups) was M=3.72. The intervention focused on TBLT instructions. After first five weeks, the means of post-test1 were M=4.96 and M=3.83 for experimental group and control group respectively. There was a significant difference between the mean of pre-test and post-test1 for the experimental group (M=3.72 compared to M=4.96), while the control group showed a little improvement (M=3.72 compared to M=3.83) the difference was not significant. After another five weeks, the difference in the mean scores of the experimental group were far more than the mean scores of the control group, M=5.56 and M=4.45 respectively. By the end of the fifteenth week of the intervention, the mean of post-test 3 of the experimental group reached M=6.41, the mean for control group was M=5.54. The difference of the mean scores in the pre-test and post-test revealed a significant improvement in both groups. However, the experimental group showed a greater improvement, M=6.41 and M=5.54 respectively. It can infer that the uses of TBLT writing instruction improved writing achievement greatly.

scholarly journals Using Word Study Approach to Improve Omani EFL Students’ Spelling Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Zainab Al-Yahmedi ◽  
Saleh Al-Busaidi ◽  
Fawzia Al-Seyabi
Keyword(s):  
Basic Education ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Word Study ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Spelling Performance ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Word Study approach on the development of spelling performance of Grade Five female students in the Sultanate of Oman. The sample of the study consisted of 66 grade five female students from a Governmental Basic Education school in South Al Batinah Governorate. They were divided into two groups: an experimental group who studied spelling using Word Study approach and a control group who studied spelling using the traditional basal approach. The results showed a statistically significant difference between the two groups in favor of the experimental group. The study puts forward some recommendations for future research and for teaching.

scholarly journals The Effect of Robinson Strategy and Self- Inquiry on Eighth class student's Achievement in Kurdish literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 226 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-336
Author(s):  
Surror Abdul Kareem Ali
Keyword(s):  
Test Validity ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Pearson Coefficient ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Multiple Choice Items ◽  
Formula Recognition ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Experimental Group

    The present research aims at identifying the effect of Robinson strategy and Self- Inquiry on the student's achievement in Kurdish literature. To achieve the study aim, the researcher has chosen randomly eighth class students (2nd intermediate) from Hemin school, pishder directorate/ Suliymania for the academic year 2014- 2015. The sample of the study is 76 male and female students and it is distributed as 27 studenets as the first experimental group, 24 student as the second expermintal group, and 25 students as the control group.               The Three groups have been matched according to the following variables: the student's age, their intelligence, their last year grades in kurdish. The experiment lasted one academic semester which is the first one during which the researcher herself has taught the three groups. The researcher has constructed an objective test consist of  35 items, some are multiple choice items, other are true/ false items and completion items. The test validity and reliability have been ascertained. The following statistical tools have been used: ANOVA, Difficulty Coefficient Formula, Recognition Coefficient, Scheffe's test, pearson coefficient Formula. The results of this study have been proven the effectiveness of Robinson strategy which was taught to the first experimental group. Also self Inquiry has proven its success upon the traditional way of teaching. Also, no statistically significant difference is found at 0.05 between the first experimental group, which is taught by Robinson strategy, and the second experimental group which is taught by self- Inquiry. 

scholarly journals The Effect of Teaching Science through Storytelling on Students’ Academic Achievement, Story Writing Skills and Opinions about Practice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuba Demirci ◽  
Sema Okur
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Story Writing ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aims to compare the effect of storytelling in teaching on students' academic achievement with the traditional teaching method. In addition, it aims to reveal the effect of story education given to students on students' story writing skills and their opinions regarding storytelling in teaching. The study was carried out in a public primary school. The mixed research method was employed in the study. A total of 61 primary school 3rd-grade students, 31 experiments and 30 controls, participated in the study. The "Academic Achievement Test" was applied to the experimental and control group students to collect quantitative data. The journey to the world of living beings unit was taught in the experimental group for four weeks by using the stories prepared by the researcher. At the end of each lesson, the students were asked to write a science story on the subject. The "Story Writing Skills Evaluation Scale" was used to determine the change in the story writing skills of the experimental group students, and the "Student Opinion Form on Storytelling" was used to reveal the students' thoughts about storytelling in teaching activities. The traditional teaching method was used in the control group. The quantitative data used in the study were analyzed using the SPSS statistical software. The qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. Among the quantitative findings of the study, while there was no significant difference found between the pre-test mean scores of the experimental and control groups achievement test, a significant difference was found between the post-test scores in favor of the experimental group. The other quantitative finding of the study, in the evaluation of story writing skill, a significant difference was found between the first and the last story in favor of the last story. Positive findings were also obtained in the qualitative dimension of the study, such as the experimental group students are not unfamiliar with stories, it is fun for them to use in science lessons, and can be used in other lessons.

scholarly journals Brainstorming Technique In Teaching Writing Descriptive Text

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-74
Author(s):  
Febri Anggraini
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Conventional Technique ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Written Test

This study investigated the effect of the brainstorming technique to Increase Students’ Writing Skill at the Tenth Grade of MA YPI Darul Huda Lubuk Harjo. The objective of the study was to find and describe whether there any significant difference between students who are taught by using brainstorming techniques and the students who are taught by using the conventional technique to teach writing skills at the tenth grade of MA YPI Darul Huda Lubuk Harjo. Therefore, for this study writer used quasi-experimental design as the method. The population was 158 and for sample 58 students, a sample of this study used purposive sampling. In this study, the writer was collecting the data used a written test as an instrument, and it was analyzed by an Independent t-test using SPSS 16, the result showed that t –obtained was higher than t table  (6,573  >2.000), and the value of sig (2 tailed) =0.00 less than the value significance level (0,05). It meant that there were no significant differences between the experimental group and the control group. So, the Alternative Hypothesis (Ha) was accepted and Null Hypothesis was rejected. It can be concluded that Brainstorming Technique was significant to increase students’ writing skills at the tenth grade of MA YPI Darul Huda Lubuk Harjo.

scholarly journals Effects of cognitive cehavioral play therapy techniques on low self-esteem among students

Konselor ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Merikan Aren ◽  
Aruna Rauna Duamit
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Play Therapy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Group Counselling ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aims to determined the effects of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) techniques on low self-esteem among UNIMAS Students. More specifically, this study identified the effects of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) techniques in experimental group at pretest and posttest on low self-esteem among UNIMAS students and to identified the effects of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) techniques in control group at pretest and posttest on low self-esteem among UNIMAS students. A case study design is distributed questionnaire called as Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and counselling sessions. Purposive sampling is used to get the most suitable respondents for this study. The findings of this study have revealed there were significant difference at pretest and posttest among respondents in experimental group and control group which were respondents in experimental group increased their level of self-esteem, while there were respondents decreased their level of self-esteem in control group. Counselling sessions utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) techniques have increased the level of self-esteem among UNIMAS students in experimental group who attended the group counselling sessions because they have low level of self-esteem. All the dialogues that been stated by the client in the counselling sessions about their self-esteem can be related to respondents’ personality, cognitive, behavior, emotions and actions. The findings of this study have implications towards University students and counsellor. As for the university students, they gained insight, understanding and knowledge the importance of having good level of self-esteem. For the counsellor, counsellor being helpful, trusted and skillful which after utilized the CBPT techniques, they gained new skills and knowledge on that particular therapy.

scholarly journals Improving Family Health Climate, Effect of Role Modeling and Maternal Support in Female Student

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeyran Ostovarfar ◽  
Mohammad Hossein Kaveh ◽  
Leila Ghahramani ◽  
Masoud Karimi ◽  
Abdolrahim Asadollahi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Role Modeling ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Maternal Support ◽  
Climate Effect ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract Introduction: Girls can use their mothers emotional, informational and behavioral support to perform healthy behaviors due to their constant access to their mothers. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of role modeling and maternal support in the family to improve healthy behaviors and perceived Family Health Climate (FHC) in female students.Methods: In this quasi-experimental study 261 female students (133 in intervention group and 128 in control group) and 223 mothers (109 intervention and 114 control) were selected, using cluster multi-stages sampling method and entered the study. Participants completed the FHC scale at three stages (Before intervention, immediately after the intervention and two month after intervention). A training programme which comprised 12 sessions for students and 6 sessions for their mothers using collaborative learning techniques and printed materials was conducted with the experimental group. Data were analyzed using SPSS20 via chi-square test, independent t-test, and Repeated Measures ANOVA at significance level of 0.05.Results: Before the intervention, there was no significant difference between demographic variables and the score of FHC scale in both groups (p<0.05). Immediately and two months after the intervention, the experimental group (female students and their mothers) showed a significant increase in dimensions of FHC including FHC-NU and FHC-PA (their subscales) compared to the control group (p<0.05).Conclusions: Educating and informing mothers about their role model defects for their children, especially girls, can make them more aware of health-oriented behaviors towards their children. Such findings reinforced the importance of focusing on actions to encourage a healthy lifestyle (healthy diet and physical activity) in students with a focus on role modeling and parental support, especially mothers.

scholarly journals Students’ Perspective on Project-Based Assessment in Writing Classroom

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 504-513
Author(s):  
Amalul Umam ◽  
Tiwi Handini
Keyword(s):  
Reference Material ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Writing Classroom ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Long Time ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University

This study aimed to examine students' perspectives at the university level regarding project-based assessment in writing classes. This research is conduct at one of the universities in Bogor city. Participants in the study numbered eight female students, of whom they had written an academic article before. The method in this study uses qualitative, which uses interviews and documentation in its data collection. The final result obtained is that some students' opinions on project-based assessment include not easy to do, add experience in terms of writing, and take a long time. Benefits of project-based assessment include writing, honing writing skills, and being selective in choosing information—problems faced by students such as lack of time, looking for reference material, and lazy taste.

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