The role of presentation-based activities in enhancing speaking proficiency among Saudi EFL students: A quasi-experimental study

Acta Psychologica, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 243, С. 104159 - 104159

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2024

In the world of English as a Foreign Language pedagogy, efficacy interactive instructional methods, particularly presentation-based activities, has garnered increasing attention. This study aimed to elucidate potency such activities in boosting speaking prowess Saudi students. Employing purposive sampling technique, 16 male students were methodically selected and partitioned into experimental control groups. Through quasi-experimental design, assessed linguistic proficiency using detailed pre- post-intervention rubric. Empirical findings revealed significant enhancement group's skills after immersion presentation-driven tasks. was evident improved fluency coherence, enriched lexical resources, heightened grammatical range accuracy, superior pronunciation, more compelling content delivery, enhanced engagement interaction skills. Crucially, this observed improvement among participants may be attributed self-confidence fostered through their an integral facet efficacious language learning. research underscores importance integrating practical tasks EFL curricula aligns with previous academic discourses that emphasise virtues hands-on These insights hold implications for educators, curriculum designers, education policymakers refining practices fostering genuine mastery.

Язык: Английский

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Virtual classrooms engagement among Jordanian EFL students during the pandemic of COVID-19 period

Cogent Education, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 10(1)

Опубликована: Март 19, 2023

Engagement is an essential aspect of the learning process. To attain academic success, students must always be engaged. Because epidemic’s global spread, most has been moved online. Traditional today face a new challenge with proliferation online education. This abrupt adjustment may impact their behaviour and willingness to embrace change. Consequently, enthusiasm for studying decrease dramatically. During COVID-19, this study investigated level engagement among Jordanian EFL in virtual classrooms. A “student course questionnaire” was administered 602 university (males = 323, females 297). The results showed that Students generally had moderate during epidemic. While skills, emotional, interaction factors received engagement, only performance factor high level. Fewer than one-quarter acknowledged dissatisfaction English classes, whereas highest percentage reported being somewhat satisfied. study’s sample perceptions towards were statistically significant due gender presence teacher adds substantially development interactive communities and, as result, improvement students’ language skills. When teacher’s role creatively played, constant teacher-student arises. These findings taken into consideration when providing limitations recommendations.

Язык: Английский

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Higher Tertiary Education Perspectives: Evaluating the Electronic Assessment Techniques of the Blackboard Platform for Fairness and Reliability

Innoeduca International Journal of Technology and Educational Innovation, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 10(1), С. 144 - 165

Опубликована: Май 31, 2024

The rapid digital transformation in the educational sector has prompted a shift towards online evaluation methods, raising questions about their efficacy, acceptance, and fairness. This study explored students’ perceptions regarding electronic techniques facilitated by Blackboard Learning Management System. Utilizing descriptive quantitative research design, 400 participants were randomly selected from tertiary institution to ensure varied representation. Data was methodically gathered through bespoke questionnaire comprising 20 items, divided into three main factors, capture nuanced insights on multiple facets of assessment. analysis revealed that weekly assignments preferred method for assessments among students, closely followed real-time in-lecture questions. Other techniques, such as short tests group discussion forums, less prevalent, traditional final examinations least preferred. Furthermore, there general high receptivity assessment with moderate trust fairness reliability. These remained remarkably consistent regardless gender or academic discipline. Such findings emphasize pivotal role platforms shaping landscape, hinting at sustained significance future paradigms. Drawing these findings, several pedagogical implications have been put forth, accompanied delineation limitations subsequent recommendations research.

Язык: Английский

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Does digital learning stimulate creativity?

Cogent Arts and Humanities, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11(1)

Опубликована: Окт. 13, 2024

E-learning, or digital learning, has transformed education, raising questions about its impact on creativity. While creativity was once seen as a rare talent, it is now considered product of education and learning. In our hyper-connected world, recognized vital skill for tackling complex problems. This article explores how learning influences in the context language especially English foreign (EFL) instruction. The study employed PRISMA methodology to gather data from Scopus Web Science databases. Inclusion criteria included English-language experimental studies indexed journals. Grey literature, non-experimental studies, conference proceedings, other languages than were excluded. search yielded 963 with only 15 meeting inclusion exclusion criteria. These covered various aspects highlighted positive For example, they revealed that game design, interactive technology, storytelling, collaborative environments can foster among students. findings indicate generally have certain but Game-based interactions, real-world problem-solving tasks are particularly effective enhancing Negative impacts be mitigated through teacher training, feedback mechanisms, activities. Future research should focus developing rigorous assessment methods Digital offers numerous opportunities stimulate education. Understanding factors enhance inhibit essential optimizing use technology fostering innovative thinking main limitation this systematic review consists searching just two databases, namely Science, however, provides robust overview topic.

Язык: Английский

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Challenges and Sustainability of E-Learning Adoption Among EFL Teachers in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Advances in educational technologies and instructional design book series, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 428 - 454

Опубликована: Июнь 30, 2024

This study actively examines the resilience of online learning in EFL (English as a foreign language) instruction during COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on adaptive strategies and resources Saudi Universities. It shows significant research gap how these digital have adapted post-pandemic to be sustainable. However, chapter also provides qualitative quantitative analysis among 84 teachers (81% male, 19% female) used collect data experiences pandemic. Findings reveal increases teachers' students' skills, facilitating adaptation environments continuing those practices. These positive outcomes offer hope optimism for future learning. concludes by recommending that expanded include different academic disciplines, including students remote areas, explore new instructional methods support asynchronous meet challenges scheduling Internet connectivity.

Язык: Английский

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Impact of COVID‐19 lockdown on sleep patterns and the related problems among nursing students

Nursing Open, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11(9)

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2024

To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on sleep patterns and quality among nursing students in our college.

Язык: Английский

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Factorial validation of the university students attitudes toward blended learning scale: An exploratory and confirmatory analysis

Journal of Pedagogical Research, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Дек. 7, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Bütünleştirilmiş Öğretim Yaklaşımı

Özgür Yayınları eBooks, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Сен. 24, 2023

Bütünleştirilmiş yaklaşım olarak ilk tanım 1900’lerin çeyreğinde yapıldığı görülmektedir. eğitim sürecinde kavram ve kazandırılmak istenen becerilerin ya da birden çok disiplinin öğelerinin birlikte işe koşulan, ortak temalar disiplinlerarası bağlantılardan oluşan araştırma modeli belirtmiştir. Birden koşulması ile öğrencilere sunulacak zengin öğrenme yaşantıları onların ihtiyaç duydukları an sahip oldukları bilgiyi transfer ederek daha kolay problem çözebileceklerdir. Yapılan diğer tanımlara bakıldığında bireylere bilgi, beceri davranışlar için uygun ilişkilendirmeler yapılması gerektiği de dikkat çeken bir detay sunulabilir. Disiplinlerin bütünleştirilmesi amacıyla yapılan çalışmalar incelendiğinde alan yazında farklı bütünleştirme desenlerine rastlamak mümkün. Örneğin 1980-90’lı yıllarda disiplinleri birleştirme yöntemlerinin farklılık göstermesi sonucu “birleşik/bütünleşik program” kavramı yerini disiplinlerarası, geçişli disiplinler, çoklu disiplinler gibi kavramlara bırakmıştır. öğretim yaklaşımına dayalı programını tema, konu, durumu merkezinde disiplinle bilinçli şekilde ilişki kurarak yeni bütün oluşturma süreci tanımlamak mümkündür. modellerin her biri ortaya çıkan görüş niteliğinin amaca hizmet etmesi doğru gerekliliği düşünülmekte. yazın taraması sonucunda nitelikler öğrencilerin birbirinden bağımsız çözebilme becerilerine olmalarını geliştirmelerini, akademik başarılarını artırmalarını amaçladığı Eğitim durumları düzenlemede birçok seçeneği içinde barındıran ortamlarının gelişimi yönünden önemli olan bütünleştirilmiş yaklaşımın uygulanmasının pek olumlu yönleri vardır. Derslerin programlanmasından tamamlanmasına kadar tema seçimi zaman aileler, öğrenciler, öğretmenler okul yönetimi ekip halinde yapabilmektedir.

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دراسة وجهات نظر طلاب اللغة الإنجليزية السعوديين حول دعم معلميهم للتعلم الذاتي عن بُعد

حوليات أداب عين شمس, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 51(11), С. 273 - 292

Опубликована: Сен. 30, 2023

تسلط هذه الدراسة الضوء على تأثير دعم المعلم لاستقلالية المتعلم اثناء تعلم طلاب اللغة الإنجليزية كلغة أجنبية عبر الإنترنت، استخدم الباحثون في المنهج الكمي والذي اعتمد التحليل الإحصائي. حيث تم توزيع الاستبيان المغلق حول المعلمين ومشاركة الطلاب كانت عينة 99 طالبًا وطالبة والذين اختيارهم من قسم جامعة بيشة بالمملكة العربية السعودية. اظهرت نتائج أن هناك تأثيرًا إيجابيًا لدعم للاستقلالية الإنترنت. كما أظهرت النتائج السعوديين الذين يدرسون كانوا متفاعلين الإنترنت عندما تقديم الدعم لهم قبل معلميهم، وأكدت مشاركة هي عامل مهم تحسين تعلمهم لها، وقد أوصى بتدريب معلمي كيفية طلابهم لدراستها بشكل مستقل وجذاب.

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Beyond known and unknown: Is language learning a set of habits?

Özgür Yayınları eBooks, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Сен. 24, 2023

Linguists and psychologists disagree on how important habit formation is in language learning. The notion of habit, which makes sense the behaviorist tradition, formed through repeated association between certain stimuli responses, learning involves a kind conditioning process. In contrast, cognitivists consider as cognitive process linked to understanding have severely criticized behaviorists for ignoring communicative semantic aspects language. Since 1960s, when cognitivism flourished, has been treated ugly duckling shunned by its mother field acquisition. Fortunately, recent psychological research provides clues that set habits. This article challenges idea strategies styles universal ultimate influence learners' learning, arguing they are fact reflection formation. this context, results psychology strategies, habituation were reviewed processes discussed.

Язык: Английский

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