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Is it all in the blend ?

Is it all in the blend ?. Dianne Davies English Department Innsbruck University. Overview. The study The course Methodology Test score comparison Students ‘ attitudes Critical reflection Bibliography. Research question.

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Is it all in the blend ?

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  1. Isit all in theblend? Dianne Davies English Department Innsbruck University Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  2. Overview • The study • The course • Methodology • Test score comparison • Students‘ attitudes • Critical reflection • Bibliography Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  3. Research question • Do different teachingmethodologieshave an impact on examresults? • Blendedlearning in the Austrian context • Possiblyextend Innsbruck University‘sblendedlearningprogramme Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  4. Blended Learning definition [Blended Learning] is a mixture of online and face-to-face course delivery Dudeney & Hockly, 2008: 137 Blended learning refers to a language course which combines a face-to-face (F2F) classroom component with an appropriate use of technology Sharma & Barrett, 2007:7 Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  5. The study • Comparingexamresultsofblendedand F2F learning • Students‘ attitudestoblendedlearning Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  6. The course Language Awareness I • Obligatorycoursetaken in firstyear • Studentsstudying English • B.A. • M.A. withteachingqualification • Lexicalsyllabus Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  7. Methodology • Case study • 4 parallel courses (N=85) • 1 blendedlearningcourse (N=21) • 4 online sessions • 8 conventionalsessions • 1 controlgroup (N=22) • Noself-selectionforblendedlearning • Bothgroups same information/ worksheets Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  8. Exampleforumentry Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  9. Test score comparison Do different teachingmethodologieshave an impact on examresults? Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  10. Participants • 85 students • Gender: 80% female, 20% male • Courseofstudy • 67.1% MA • 28.2% BA • Country ofschoolcompletion • 75.3% Austria • 15.3% South Tyrol • 3.5% Germany • Mother tongue • 87.1% German • 2.4% Italian • 2.4% German/ Italian bilingual Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  11. Test • End ofsemesterachievementtest • 133 items • Cronbachs Alpha .927 • 2 itemsproblematicalpha • Corrected Item Total Correlation • Mean.266 • 6items negative discrimination 42 itemsselectedforthecomparisonbased on blendedlearningcontent Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  12. Score analysesof 42 items Blendedlearninggroup Controlgroup Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  13. Score analysesof 42 items • Scores • Nosignificantdifferences • Only 3 itemswerestatisticallysignificant Resultswerecorroboratedby2 additional tests [Independantsamples t-test, Mann-Whitney U] Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  14. Examplesection 1 Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  15. Not statisticallysignificant – Q58 p = .135 Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  16. Examplesection 2 Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  17. Statisticallysignificant-Q72 p = .001* Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  18. Summary • Controlgroupscoresslightlybetter • Only 3 itemssignificantdifference • Different teachingmethodologies do not make a bigdifferencetoexamresults Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  19. Students‘ attitudes Whatarethestudents‘ attitudestoblendedlearning? Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

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  22. Summary • Blended learning benefits: • learner autonomy, opportunity to learn at their own pace, in their own time and at their chosen location • encourages students to interact in English using electronic media Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  23. Critical Reflection • Test limitations • Levels not assessedbeforeexam (proficiencytest?) • Time ofblendedlearningcourse • More online interactionneeded (collaborativewiki, feedback on forum?) • Language Awareness 1 project Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  24. Bibliography Dudeney, G. and Hockly, N. 2008. How to teach English with Technology. Pearson Longman, pp. 137 Sharma, P. and Barrett, B. 2007. Blended Learning. Macmillan. Green, R. (forthcoming) Statistics for Language Test Developers Davies: IATEFL TEA SiG, Innsbruck Sept 2011

  25. Contactdetails Dianne Davies English Department Innsbruck University Innrain 52d, Innsbruck 6020 Austria dianne.davies@uibk.ac.at 0043 512 507 4168

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