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Ssemugenyi, Fred – Cogent Education, 2023
Using a mixed method, quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test non-equivalent group design, this study inquired into the possibilities of enhancing learners' cognitive abilities, with problem-based learning (PBL; -experimental) and lecture method (control) as predictor variables. Aided by the random scorecards, a group of 51 students was assigned to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Problem Based Learning, Lecture Method, Instructional Effectiveness
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Safdari, Maryam; Fathi, Jalil – Cogent Education, 2020
The current study set out to investigate the effect of dynamic assessment (DA) on the speaking accuracy and fluency of pre-intermediate English as a foreign language (EFL) learners. In contrast to static assessment, DA is conceptualized as an interactive approach towards assessment which combines teaching and testing in a unitary instructional…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Student Evaluation
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Geitz, Gerry; Joosten-ten Brinke, Desirée; Kirschner, Paul A. – Cogent Education, 2016
This study investigated to what extent self-efficacy, learning behavior, and performance outcomes relate to each other and how they can be positively influenced by students asking for and seeking feedback within a problem-based learning (PBL) environment in order to meet today's requirements of marketing graduates. An experimental…
Descriptors: Marketing, Problem Based Learning, Self Efficacy, Help Seeking
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Awada, Ghada – Cogent Education, 2016
This article reports the results of an experimental study on the effectiveness of mobile technology (WhatsApp) in improving the critique writing skills of English as a Foreign Language learners and increasing their motivation for learning. The participants (n = 52) are Average-English proficient learners enrolled in two writing courses given at…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Handheld Devices, Writing Evaluation, Writing Improvement