Students' Motivation Types in the Smart Approach to ESP Instruction

Autor/inn/en	Simonova, Ivana; Prochazkova, Zuzana; Lorenc, Vladimir; Skoda, Jiri
Titel	Students' Motivation Types in the Smart Approach to ESP Instruction
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 37 (2021) 2, S.66-80 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Simonova, Ivana)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Student Motivation; English for Special Purposes; Second Language Instruction; Preservice Teachers; Foreign Countries; Technology Uses in Education; Motivation Techniques; Czech Republic + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulische Motivation; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Motivationsförderung; Tschechische Republik
Abstract	This article focuses on the smart approach applied in teaching two topics (referred to as learning contents) within English for Specific Purposes with regard to students' motivation types. It introduces results of the research conducted in this field. The research is based on the definition of the term smart set by Silverio-Fernandez et al. (2018) and the theory of motivation types created by Plaminek (2010), who designed the standardised Motivation Type Inventory distinguishing four motivation types (accurators, coordinators, directors, explorers). Data were collected via didactic tests; quantitative methods were applied to calculate the potential increase in students' knowledge as a difference between pre-test and post-test scores in the didactic tests. In total, 119 prospective teachers from the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Science at Jan Evangelista Purkyne University participated in this research conducted via quasi-experimental ex-post-facto method for 12 weeks. The smart approach included the exploitation of smart devices and technologies (applications) in face-to-face instruction and in-home preparation for lessons. Three main hypotheses were set to prove whether the smart approach to ESP instruction can be applied to learners of all motivation types. According to the findings, the smart approach suited students of all motivation types; however, coordinators' increase in knowledge was significantly higher compared to explorers and directors in one of the learning contents. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: https://ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET
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Update	2024/1/01