ERIC Number: EJ1340717
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Dec
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0555-7747
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Effect of Audiobook Applications on Listening Skills and Attitudes of 6th Grade Students: A Mixed-Method Study
Aydin, Erkan; Tunagür, Muhammed
Bulletin of Education and Research, v43 n3 p1-21 Dec 2021
The present research aims to determine the of audiobook applications on the listening skills and attitudes of 6th-grade native Turkish language speaker students. In the study, the exploratory sequential design, a mixed research method, was employed. Thus, the quantitative dimension of the study was conducted with the semi-experimental pre-test and post-test design with the control group, while the phenomenological design was employed in the qualitative dimension. The study group included 60 6th grade students, 30 of which were assigned to the control group and 30 were assigned to the experimental group. The quantitative study data were collected with "Listening Achievement Test" developed by Yaslik (2019) and the "Listening Attitudes Scale" developed by Karakus, Taysi, and Özbay (2016), while the qualitative data were collected with a semi-structured interview form developed by the authors. Independent groups t-test was employed in quantitative data analysis and qualitative data analysis was conducted with content analysis. The study findings demonstrated audiobook application improved the listening skills of experimental group students and positively affected their attitudes towards listening. Furthermore, the interviews conducted with the students revealed that they liked the audiobook, listening to the application, the application led to a desire to listen more among students, they comprehended better after listening, and it was an enjoyable activity.
Descriptors: Audio Books, Listening Skills, Student Attitudes, Middle School Students, Grade 6, Listening Comprehension, Listening Comprehension Tests, Achievement Tests, Learner Engagement
Institute of Education and Research. University of the Punjab Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590 Pakistan. e-mail: ber.ier@pu.edu.pk; Web site: http://pu.edu.pk/home/journal/32
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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