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Orawiwatnakul, Wiwat; Wichadee, Saovapa – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2016
This study was conducted to see the effectiveness of using Facebook for expressing opinions on given topics to improve students' oral proficiency and critical thinking skills in an English class at a private university. The participants were 80 students enrolled in a course which emphasized the use of English for expressing ideas. Three research…
Descriptors: Social Media, Group Discussion, Thinking Skills, Critical Thinking
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Suwantarathip, Ornprapat; Orawiwatnakul, Wiwat – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2015
The use of mobile phones for learning has become well-known and is widely adopted in many language classes. The use of SMS for transmitting short messages is a fast way of helping students to learn vocabulary. To address this issue, this study was conducted to examine the effects of mobile-assisted vocabulary exercises on vocabulary acquisition of…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods
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Orawiwatnakul, Wiwat – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2011
The objectives of this study were to determine how the selected vocabulary acquisition techniques affected the vocabulary ability of 35 students who took EN 111 and investigate their attitudes towards the techniques instruction. The research study was one-group pretest and post-test design. The instruments employed were in-class exercises…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Pretests Posttests, Achievement Tests, Measures (Individuals)
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Orawiwatnakul, Wiwat; Wichadee, Saovapa – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2011
With research showing the benefits of self-directed learning, more activities are needed to provide learners opportunities for self-directed practice (Khomson, 1997; Lee, 1998; Phongnapharuk, 2007). A 12-week experimental study was performed with 80 EFL learners; one group contained 40 Communication Arts students and the other one consisted of 40…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Independent Study, Active Learning, Control Groups