Edmodo Use to Develop Saudi EFL Students' Self-Directed Learning

Autor/in	Khodary, Manal Mohamed
Titel	Edmodo Use to Develop Saudi EFL Students' Self-Directed Learning
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 10 (2017) 2, S.123-135 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Independent Study; Quasiexperimental Design; College Students; Pretests Posttests; Social Networks; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Teaching Methods; Social Media; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Females; Likert Scales; Student Projects; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Selbststudium; Collegestudent; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Unterrichtsmedien; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Soziale Medien; Telekommunikationstechnik; Weibliches Geschlecht; Likert-Skala; Schulprojekt; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	This study aimed at exploring the effect of Edmodo use on developing Saudi English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students' Self-Directed Learning (SDL). It employed a quasi-experimental design that included a one group design. The participants (n = 45) were all fifth level students at Languages and Translation Department, Arar Faculty of Education and Arts, Northern Border University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They were pre-tested before the treatment by using the pre Personal Responsibility Orientation to Self-Direction in Learning Scale (PRO-SDLS). They were post-tested after the treatment by using the post PRO-SDLS. The researcher taught the participants during the treatment which based on allowing them to use Edmodo in carrying out a project. The results revealed that a statistically significant difference in the participants' SDL between the pre PRO-SDLS and the post PRO-SDLS in favor of the post PRO-SDLS. Hence, it can be concluded that Edmodo helped the participants develop their SDL on the post PRO-SDLS. Some recommendations and suggestions for further research were included. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01