ERIC Number: EJ1028005
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-7778
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Integration of Web 2.0 Tools in a VLE to Improve the EFL Spanish University Entrance Examination Results: A Quasiexperimental Study
Martin-Monje, Elena
CALICO Journal, v31 n1 p40-56 2014
The article shows the results of a research project designed to improve the results in the English section of the Spanish University Admission Examination, or PAU, Prueba de Acceso a la Universidad (EFL-PAU henceforth). Using a quasi-experimental methodology relevant data was collected from both groups during a whole academic year just before their EFL-PAU. The hypothesis that students who used Web 2.0 based materials (forums, collaborative glossaries, social repositories with annotated past papers, podcasts, social bookmarking, a wiki and a blog) instead of traditional EFL (English as a foreign language) resources achieved better results was quantitatively confirmed. Furthermore, it was qualitatively proved that Web 2.0 tools in EFL increase motivation in students, a crucial aspect for the achievement of good scores in the English section of the EFL-PAU. All these Web 2.0 tools were located in a Moodle course, one of the most widely used virtual learning environments. Although not strictly speaking a Web 2.0 tool, Moodle facilitates interactive information sharing, online collaboration and is user/learner-centered, all of which are key features in a Web 2.0 digital education context.
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, English (Second Language), Electronic Learning, Web Based Instruction, Interaction, Educational Resources, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Shared Resources and Services, Admission (School), College Entrance Examinations, Hypothesis Testing, Quasiexperimental Design, Comparative Analysis, Universities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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