ERIC Number: EJ1128551
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1916-4742
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Edmodo Use to Develop Saudi EFL Students' Self-Directed Learning
Khodary, Manal Mohamed
English Language Teaching, v10 n2 p123-135 2017
This study aimed at exploring the effect of Edmodo use on developing Saudi English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students' Self-Directed Learning (SDL). It employed a quasi-experimental design that included a one group design. The participants (n = 45) were all fifth level students at Languages and Translation Department, Arar Faculty of Education and Arts, Northern Border University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They were pre-tested before the treatment by using the pre Personal Responsibility Orientation to Self-Direction in Learning Scale (PRO-SDLS). They were post-tested after the treatment by using the post PRO-SDLS. The researcher taught the participants during the treatment which based on allowing them to use Edmodo in carrying out a project. The results revealed that a statistically significant difference in the participants' SDL between the pre PRO-SDLS and the post PRO-SDLS in favor of the post PRO-SDLS. Hence, it can be concluded that Edmodo helped the participants develop their SDL on the post PRO-SDLS. Some recommendations and suggestions for further research were included.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Independent Study, Quasiexperimental Design, College Students, Pretests Posttests, Social Networks, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Social Media, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Females, Likert Scales, Student Projects
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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: Saudi Arabia
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