Investigating the impact of using blogging on educational achievement and interest of High School English language learners

Subject Areas : Educational Psychology

Seyed Davood  Hosseini Nasab ¹ (استاد دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تبریز)
Gholam Reza  Ghol Mohammadnejad ² (استادیار دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تبریز)
Yousef  Sajedifar ³ (کارشناس ارشد برنامه ریزی درسی)

Received: 2016-04-09 Accepted : 2016-04-09 Published : 2010-07-23

Keywords: Academic Achievement, English language learning, Interest, Blogging, Asynchronous connection,

Abstract :

The incorporation of asynchronous computer based communication in and out of the classroom is currently in need of a research. In present study the implementation of this technique to improve language grammar knowledge and students' interest have been investigated. To do this research, two high-schools, almost leveled, among all of the male high-schools in tabriz, through cluster random sampling with a control group(30 students) receiving traditional instruction and (30 students) as experimental group using bligging for nine sessions were choen. The research method was quasi-experimental.To collect the data the teacher made post and pre-assessment were used. To test the hyotheses, analysis of ANCOVA was used.Grammar and pupils' interest were significant but the reading comprehension was not. The result showed the students’high interest to language learning. Grammar points have encouraged them to produce language more accurately and to be more concerned abaut correctness.It could be conecluded that blogs as a social medium for learning language skills can have an important role.Therefore, the findings of this research show that the blogging has strong effect on English language learning.

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