ERIC Number: EJ1122175
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Publication Date: 2016
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Blogs as a Learning and Assessment Instrument for English-Speaking Performance
Hung, Shao-Ting Alan; Huang, Heng-Tsung Danny
Interactive Learning Environments, v24 n8 p1881-1894 2016
The study investigated the usefulness of blogs in evaluating English-as-a-Foreign-Language learners' oral performance and explored their reactions toward using blogs as a learning and assessment tool for English-speaking performance. Fifty-one college students participated in a semester-long blog project, and each uploaded five audio entries to their individual blogs. The results indicated that the scores on the speaking blogs served as a significant predictor of students' oral presentation performance. Moreover, more than half of the participants considered their blogging experience positive. Close to half believed that the speaking blog constituted a good tool to showcase their learning process and help them reflect on their learning progress in the blog-based environment. However, only a few welcomed the idea of employing blogs as an assessment tool, while most still preferred the more conventional assessment methods, such as on-site speeches and presentations. These results carry pedagogical implications for foreign language instruction and assessment.
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, English (Second Language), Language Skills, College Students, Audio Equipment, Oral Language, Predictor Variables, Student Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Web 2.0 Technologies, Foreign Countries, Communication Skills, Second Language Instruction, Web Sites, Scoring, Rating Scales, Questionnaires, Interviews, Reflection, Teaching Methods, Regression (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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