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Title: | Evaluating a CALL software on the learning of English prepositions | Contributor(s): | Ngu, Bing (author); Rethinasamy, Soubakeavathi (author) | Publication Date: | 2006 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.compedu.2004.08.016 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/8806 | Abstract: | This study assessed the effectiveness of using a CALL lesson (Computer Assisted Language Learning) over a conventional lesson to facilitate learning of English prepositions at Bario, Malaysia. CALL was developed by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia as support material to enhance learning of English prepositions. Both the conventional and the CALL lessons were matched with the same content except for the medium in which the lesson was being delivered. Students were provided with computers to go through the CALL lesson in a self-regulated manner; while a teacher taught the conventional lesson in a classroom. Test results indicate that students who received the conventional lesson outperformed those who went through the CALL lesson. The Relative Condition Efficiency measurement also showed that the conventional group learned more efficiently than the CALL group. The findings are interpreted from the perspective of cognitive load required in processing the presentation mode of the learning materials. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Computers & Education, 47(1), p. 41-55 | Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1873-782X 0360-1315 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 130204 English and Literacy Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl LOTE, ESL and TESOL) | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 930203 Teaching and Instruction Technologies | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Education |
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