The Balanced Approach versus Classroom Dialogues for Oral English Proficiency

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Acedo Alas

This study determined the effect of classroom dialogues on the oral English proficiency of Teacher Education students. Respondents from heterogenous grouping were tested on fluency and coherence, lexical resource, grammar, and pronunciation. Lessons for the Experimental group were aligned with Nick Bilbrough’s (2007) dialogue activities while the Control group used the Balanced Approach. Pre-test results showed a very small mean difference in the level of proficiency of all respondents. They were less proficient in the four criteria with the experimental group having a higher overall mean than the control group. Post test results showed an increase in proficiency levels. The experimental group edged over the control group with a high post test means score. However, pre-post mean difference showed a higher mean increase of the control group than the experimental. There was a significant difference in the proficiency levels of the two groups.The study concludes that classroom dialogues helped improve the students’ proficiency levels in spoken English. Lesson designs in all subject areas should, therefore, include dialogue activities to encourage a highly interactive language environment and to increase students’ exposure to the English language. Keywords – Education, Balanced Approach, Classroom Dialogues, Oral English proficiency, Dialogue Tasks, descriptive research,Surigao del Sur, Philippines

FONDATIA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-72
Author(s):  
Dahman Dahman

This study aims to determine whether group guidance services can improve the assertiveness of class IX students of SMPN 1 Sakra. The sampling technique used in this study was random sampling, by randomly taking 20 students. Methods of collecting data using a psychological scale. Validity test: Product Moment correlation formula and reliability: Alpha formula. Sample homogeneity: Chi quadratic formula. Data analysis: Wilcoxon test. Based on the results of the pre test average student assertiveness in the experimental group 57% (low) and the control group 61% (moderate). Whereas in the post test results in the experimental group after being given group guidance services, the average student assertiveness became 75% (high) and the post test results of the average assertiveness of the control group students who were not given group guidance services became 62% (moderate). Wilcoxon test results obtained Thitung = 6 and Ttabel = 8. If Thitung <Ttabel then Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. Because Thitung <Ttabel then there is a significant difference between the value of the post test of the two sample groups, it means that group guidance services can improve student assertiveness.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Mehmet Behzat Turan ◽  
Osman Dişçeken

The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of imagination and cognitive learning exercises, which are applied to increase the success of elite handball players, on their balance skills.The research group consists of a total of 36 voluntary male athletes, 18 of which are the control group and 18 of them are the experimental group, aged between 14 and 16, with at least 5 years of sports experience, who have been playing handball in Kayseri Youth Sports Club. For the study group, 8-day, 30-minute cognitive training and imagination study program was applied as two sets per day. No exercise was applied to the control group. Static and dynamic balance tests were applied to all of the participants (study and control group at the beginning and end of the study. According to the results of the analysis performed at the end of the study, a significant difference was found between the post-test results of all balance parameters of the experimental and control groups (p <0.05). When the pre-test and post-test results of the control group were compared, there was a significant difference between the scores of Static, Level8, Level4 and Oscillation CE (p<0.05) and there was no significant difference between Level2 and Oscillation OE (p>0.05). When the pre-test and post-test results of the experimental group were compared, a significant difference was found between all equilibrium parameters (p<0.05).As the result, it was found that cognitive imagination programs have positive effects on learning the balance skills in handball players under the light of the obtained findings.


2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 2426
Author(s):  
Ahmet Uzun ◽  
Atilla Pulur

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of shooting training for young basketball players and the development of shot percentage of special shot training. 30 male students-athletes participated in this study voluntarily participated in College Teams (age= 14,82 ± 1,0; height= 183,44 ± 6,13; body weight= 68,06 ± 5,38). Subjects were divided into 2 groups, consisting of continuous shooting training (experiment) (n = 15) and general basketball training group (control) (n = 15).Both training groups were subjected to a training program for 10 weeks, 4 days in a week. In this study, 60 minutes of normal basketball training plus shot training and 100-110 minutes of normal basketball training were applied to the control group. During the 10-week period, two-points jump shot (2000 pieces), three-points jump shot (2000 pieces)   and in the Zig-Zag run (two-points jump shot-1000 pieces , three-points jump shot-1000 pieces) and totally 6000 shots used as moving. There was no statistically significant difference in the pre-test results between the control and the experimental group in the study, and 2-points, 3-points and zig-zag between the control and the experimental group. However there is a statistically significant difference in all parameters in the final test. In the study, 2-points, 3-points and zig-zag drills 2 and 3-points shots pre-test and post-test results were found to be statistically significant in the experimental group. As a result; general basketball training has shown little improvement in young basketball players' shooting performance, but it has been proven that the long shot training with accurate shot technique training has significantly improved shot performance.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 284-303
Author(s):  
Güner Tural

One of the topics students have understanding difficulties in science is pressure. The study investigates the effectiveness of an active-learning environment on the students' understanding of the concept of pressure. The sample consisted of 30 students from a public secondary school in Turkey. This study used a pre-test, post-test, quasi-experimental research design with a control group. Ten lessons were conducted with both groups. The control group was taught using the coursebook's two activities, while the experimental group was taught using additional activities and models. After the treatment, a post-test was given to both groups to determine the active-learning environment's effectiveness on the students' understanding of the concept of pressure. Interviews were also conducted with the experimental group. The post-test results showed a significant difference in favor of the experimental group. It was determined that students in both groups had misunderstandings of the topic before and after instruction. The interviews showed that the experimental group students perceive that the active learning environment facilitated better and easier learning. The conclusion that can be drawn is that the active learning environment was more effective for the students in the experimental group to learn about the concept of pressure.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 56-68
Author(s):  
Andie Tangonan Capinding

The study focused on the effect of teams-games-tournament (TGT) on mathematics performance, behavioral engagement, cognitive engagement, and motivation to learn mathematics of Grade 8 students. Experimental and descriptive methods of research were utilized. Findings revealed that there was no significant difference in the pre-test results of the experimental and control group with the t-test p-value of 0.975086. After the intervention, data showed significant difference in the post-test results of the experimental and control group with the t-test p-value of 0.04609. It means that after the implementation of teams-games-tournament strategy, experimental group excelled. TGT strategy effectively enriched the performance of the students in mathematics. Furthermore, experimental group was more behaviourally and cognitively engaged and motivated to learn mathematics than the control group.


Author(s):  
Lusi Fitriani ◽  
Muslih Hambali

The objectives of this study were to find out: (1) whether or not there was a significant improvement in speaking skill of students who were exposed to chain storytelling and (2) whether or not there was a significant difference in speaking skill between students who were exposed to chain storytelling and those who were not. The sample of this study was 60 tenth grade students of SMA Srijaya Negara, which were divided into control and experimental group, and each group had 30 students. To collect the data, each group was assigned pretest and post test. The data analyses used paired sample t test and independent sample t test in SPSS. The result from paired sample t test showed that the mean difference in post test and pretest of experimental group was 16.000 at the significance level of p<0.05 and since t obtained was higher than t table (9.649>2.04523), H01 was rejected and there was a significant improvement in speaking skill of experimental group. The highest contribution was given by story elaboration aspect (content), and then followed by pronunciation, vocabulary, fluency and grammar. The result from independent sample t test showed that the mean difference between post test of experimental group and control group was 2.4000 at the significance level of p>0.05 with t obtained<t table (0.942<2.00171), since t obtained was lower than t table, H02 was accepted and there was no significant difference in speaking skill between students who were taught by using chain storytelling and those who were not. Nevertheless, the mean difference from the experimental group was higher than that of control group (16.600>7.133). Keywords: teaching speaking, chain storytelling


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fajrianor Fajrianor

This research was designed to find out the effects of vocabulary analogy to reading comprehension of seventh grade students of State Junior High School 9, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Specifically it sought to answer the following questions: 1) How is the effects in reading comprehension of the students taught with  Vocabulary  Analogy  or  without  vocabulary  analogy?  2)  Is  there  a significant difference in the reading comprehension between the control and experimental groups based on the pre-test and post-test results? A test was conducted for control and experimental groups before and after the treatment process. T-test was computed to reveal whether there was a significant  difference in  the pre-test  and post-test results of the control and experimental groups. Findings of the research were: 1) The use of vocabulary analogy improved students’ reading comprehension 2) The computed T value based from the results of pre-test in the control and experimental groups is 0.130,  lower  than  T  tabular  value  of  1.996.  This  result  accepts  the  null hypothesis that there is no significant difference in the results of pre-test of control and experimental groups. Moreover, treatments were given to control and experimental groups after the pre-test, control group was taught without vocabulary analogy and experimental group was taught with vocabulary analogy before the post-test for each group. The computed T value in the post-test of the control and experimental groups is 11.15, higher than T tabular value of 1.996 at5% level significance. This result rejects the null hypothesis that there is no significant difference in the results of pre-test and post-test of control and experimental groups. Based on findings, the following conclusions were drawn: 1) The use of vocabulary  analogy  had  significantly  influenced  students’  reading comprehension particularly of the experimental group 2) There is significant difference in the post-test results of the control and experimental groups. Null hypothesis was rejected since the computed T value was higher than the T tabular value.


2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-232
Author(s):  
Sedat Tamay ◽  
Nuray Dönmez Devecioğlu

In this study, by using the Dalcroze teaching method in the education of special talented students, practices focused on the perception of the Turkish musical “zencîr usûlü” with the support of the musical element and the determination of the level of learnability. However, with the applied curriculum, it is aimed to develop rhythmic perception and musical sensitivity by using interdisciplinary method technique and Dalcroze teaching method technique. The subject study group of the study was formed from the students of the music department studying in Akhisar Science and Art Center affiliated to the Ministry of National Education. In this study; A curriculum suitable for students' levels was prepared by foreseeing that gifted students grasped and progressed in a process three times faster than their peers, and that many activities would be easier for them than their peers. Based on the saying "Body movement with music is one, it cannot be separated" mentioned in Ancient Greece, the evaluation of the teaching technique we envisioned with the Turkish musical procedural technique, the pre-test post-test experimental design with control group Handled using. In order to determine whether there is a significant difference between test results, Mann - Whitney U Test, and "SPSS 20" package program was used for pre-test and post-test results. In order to determine the reliability of the study, an expert opinion form regarding the rubric and rubric was used at the pre-test and post-test stages. In the control group, the lessons were taught with the traditional teaching system, while in the experimental group, the teaching model was handled. According to the findings obtained in the study, it was determined that the experimental group in which the teaching model based strategies were applied was more successful than the control group in which the traditional method technique was used.   Özet Bu çalışmada, özel yetenekli öğrenci eğitiminde Dalcroze öğretim yöntemi kullanılarak, Türk mûsıkîsi zencîr usûlünün müzik unsuru ile desteklenerek algılanması ve öğrenilebilirlik düzeyinin tespiti üzerinde yoğunlaşılan uygulamalar yapılmıştır. Bununla birlikte, uygulanan öğretim programıyla disiplinlerarası yöntem tekniği ve Dalcroze öğretim yöntem tekniği kullanılarak ritmik algı ve müzikal duyarlılığın geliştirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın denek çalışma grubu, Milli Eğitim Bakanlığına bağlı Akhisar Bilim ve Sanat Merkezinde öğrenim gören müzik bölümü öğrencilerinden oluşturulmuştur. Bu araştırmada; özel yetenekli öğrencilerin, yaşıtlarına göre normalden üç kat daha hızlı bir süreçte konuyu kavradıkları ve ilerledikleri, yaşıtlarına göre pek çok etkinliğin onlara daha kolay gelebileceği ön görülerek öğrencilerin seviyelerine uygun bir öğretim programı hazırlanmıştır. Antik Yunan’da zikredilen “Müzikle beden hareketi birdir, ayrılamaz” sözünden yola çıkarak, Türk mûsıkîsi usûl icra tekniği (meşk sistemi) ile öngördüğümüz öğretim tekniğinin değerlendirmesi, söz konusu tekniğin, bedensel hareket ve koordinasyon eşliğinde uygulandığı ön test son test kontrol gruplu deneysel desen kullanılarak ele alınmıştır. Test sonuçları arasında anlamlı bir fark olup olmadığını belirlemek amacı ile Mann - Whitney U Testi, ön test ve son test sonuçlarında ise “SPSS 20” paket programı kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın güvenirliğinin tespiti için de, ön test - son test aşamalarında dereceli puanlama anahtarı ve dereceli puanlama anahtarına ilişkin uzman görüşü alma formu kullanılmıştır. Kontrol gurubunda dersler geleneksel öğretim sistemiyle işlenirken, deney grubunda ise öğretim modeli ele alınarak işlenmiştir. Araştırmada elde edilen bulgulara göre, geleneksel yöntem tekniğinin kullanıldığı kontrol grubuna nazaran öğretim modeline dayalı stratejilerin uygulandığı deney grubunun daha başarılı olduğu saptanmıştır.


2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Akinwamide Timothy Kolade

This study employed the Multiple-draft Method in the teaching of Continuous Writing in English<br />Language. The intent was to determine if there could be significant difference in the performance of a<br />group of students taught with the conventional method of Reading-Writing (a type of controlled writing)<br />and another group taught with Multi-drafts method of writing. The study employed the pre-test and<br />post-test controls and quasi-experimental research design. The sample consisted of 80 senior secondary<br />school students. The instrument which was used to gather data which was the West African<br />Examinations Council’s (WAEC) English Language Essay Questions. The data generated were<br />subjected to statistical analysis and the results of the analysis showed that at take-off the two groups<br />were homogenous. There was significant difference in the post-test scores of the experimental<br />outweighing the control group which came about as a result of treatment of the experimental group.<br />There was no significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the students in the<br />control group. As evident from the out-come of the research, the Multiple- draft method (which allows<br />students to practice with many drafts before the final writing) had significant effect on students’<br />performance in Continuous Writing. Hence, the Multiple- draft Method was recommended for<br />Continuous Writing.


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 549
Author(s):  
Mohammad Davoudi ◽  
Moslem Zolfagharkhani ◽  
Mojtaba Rezaei

The present study aims at investigating the effects of extensive reading (ER) on language proficiency of Iranian intermediate EFL learners. A Preliminary English Test (PET) was administered to 106 male and female university students. The participants were selected as intermediate learners and were divided into three groups (one control and two experimental groups). During the ten sessions of the treatment, ten short stories (authentic and simplified) were provided to the two homogenous groups (two experimental groups). The first experimental group received authentic reading texts and the second experimental group received simplified reading texts, while the participants of the control group followed the ordinary reading course at the university. All three groups received post-tests administered after the treatment. The results of the t-tests revealed that there is no significant difference in reading scores across the posttest between two experimental groups. The results of ANOVA also revealed that there is a significant difference between the scores of the control group and experimental groups’ participants. Based on the interview result after the post-test, all of the participants (100%) agreed that they had positive attitude toward extensive reading after participating in the treatment sessions. The study suggests, however, students’ curriculum courses should include extensive reading texts in order to develop EFL language proficiency.


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