ERIC Number: EJ1086364
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 14
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Using Weblog in Cooperative Learning to Improve the Achievement of History Learning
Leng, Lim Hooi; Leng, Chin Hai; Abedalaziz, Nabeel
Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, v1 n3 p30-43 2013
This research investigates the use of Weblog in Cooperative Learning to enhance students' learning of History. The main issues of this study were the lack of interest and low achievement scores in History learning. The objectives of this study are to explore the incorporation of Weblog in Cooperative Learning within the teaching and learning activities of History. This study also examined the effectiveness of Weblog Cooperative Learning in improving students' understanding of a subject and creating an atmosphere of achievement. Past researches suggested that by using Weblog in Cooperative Learning improved the learning of History. The study highlights the teaching and learning of History in a blended learning environment by using Wordpress as a learning platform and Cooperative Learning as a teaching and learning method. The samples are 37 students from a Form 3 class who have basic computer competency in a Malaysian public school. The instruments used for this quantitative study are Pre-test, Post-test and survey questionnaire.
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Student Journals, Cooperative Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Program Effectiveness, History Instruction, Teaching Methods, Public Schools, Pretests Posttests, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Statistical Analysis, Action Research
University of Malaya Faculty of Education. Kuala Lumpur 50603 Malaysia. e-mail: info@mojet.net; Web site: http://www.mojet.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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