ERIC Number: EJ1165773
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jan
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ISSN: EISSN-2146-7242
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Promoting Students' Paragraph Writing Using EDMODO: An Action Research
Al-Naibi, Is'haq; Maryem Al-Jabri; Al-Kalbani, Iman
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, v17 n1 p130-143 Jan 2018
This paper reports the findings of an action research that was carried out to measure the effectiveness of integrating a social networking website "Edmodo" in students' writing performance in an EFL classroom at Arab Open University (Oman Branch). The participants were 25 students studying English in the Foundation Programme. Along with three lesson plans that were used to teach students the writing process, students conducted some quizzes, discussions and activities on Edmodo. Analysis of students' second writing showed a statistically significant improvement in students' writing. A post-treatment questionnaire results indicated that students have positive perceptions towards using Edmodo in language learning.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Paragraph Composition, Computer Assisted Instruction, Writing Instruction, Social Media, Open Universities, Writing Improvement, Statistical Significance, Writing Tests, Action Research, Handheld Devices, Lesson Plans, Instructional Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oman
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