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Rahimi, Siamak; Rezai, Afsheen – MEXTESOL Journal, 2023
This mixed-methods study attempts to explore the effects of TBLT on the development of Iranian high school students' writing skills. To this end, two entire classes were selected in Shahed high school in Borujerd City, Iran. The groups went through pre-test, intervention, post-test, and delayed post-test procedures. In addition, using a classroom…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
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Azam Hosseinzadeh; Morteza Karami; Mehrnaz Sadat Rezvanian; Mahmoud Saeidi Rezvani; Mohsen Noghani Dokht Bahmani; Jeroen Van Merriënboer – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Background: Today, the importance of teaching media literacy in education has been highlighted, and the need for effective instructional design in this field has received more attention. This research attempts to investigate the effect of the Four-Component Instructional Design (4C/ID) model on developing media literacy. Method: This study employs…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Secondary School Students, Critical Thinking, Instructional Design
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Amir Toghyani Khorasgani; Jahanbakhsh Rahmani; Narges Keshtiaray – Issues in Educational Research, 2024
In today's rapidly evolving global economy, it is essential to equip young learners with the necessary skills and knowledge to thrive in the workforce and contribute to economic development. Education is a vital driver of human capital and development in countries, and the effectiveness of any educational system depends heavily on its curriculum.…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Secondary School Students, Educational Objectives, Teaching Methods
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Megala Rajendran; Moniza Ray; Ajit Ilangovan; Vinoth Kumar Chokkalingam; Anand Binod Singh – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
Digital games are increasingly used in education to boost engagement and reduce stress. Digital game-based learning (DGBL) has improved the learning experience. However, further investigation is needed to determine the specific impact of commercially available, off-the-shelf (COTS) video games on English language skills. This study provides a…
Descriptors: Video Games, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Skills
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Bakhtiar Naghdipour – TESOL Journal, 2025
Developing writing skills in a foreign language is a highly value-laden practice that is susceptible to the influence of the dominant ideological narratives of a given context. This influence is typically echoed in policies and practices informing the role, scope, and place of writing in curriculum and pedagogy. Using autoethnographic reflections,…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Ethnography, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Boroumand, Mohsen; Mardani, Mahdi; Khakzad Esfahlan, Farzaneh – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2021
One of the most important communicative skills is listening and, at the same time, the Achilles' heel of many L2 learners as it entails multi-level cognitive processes (Lynch, 2002). Besides, as various studies show, self-efficacy measures are closely tied to the effective use of learning strategies. Considering the key role that concept mapping,…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Concept Mapping, Listening Skills
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Rezai, Afsheen; Namaziandost, Ehsan; Hosseini, Gholam Hossein – Smart Learning Environments, 2023
The use of self-assessing metacognitive strategies has been shown to enhance English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' achievement in face-to-face classes. However, its impact on EFL learners' achievement in online classes, which have become more prevalent due to the development of new technologies has remained largely unexplored. This study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Language Learners, Metacognition, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Mahboobeh Mehrvarz; Fahimeh Keshavarzi; Elham Heidari; Bruce M. McLaren – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
Many professionals consider computational thinking an essential skill in the twenty-first century. Furthermore, some studies demonstrate that computer-based networking skills and digital environments can improve computational thinking. A challenging question to be addressed is whether informal learning in a digital context is related to…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Social Networks
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Khozaei, Sahar Arab; Zare, Najmeh Valizadeh; Moneghi, Hossin Karimi; Sadeghi, Tahereh; Taraghdar, Mousa Mahdizadeh – Smart Learning Environments, 2022
Introduction: Nursing education needs to be dedicated to sparking creativity as well as enhancing dynamic thinking and clinical decision-making skills. In this respect, exploiting quantum-learning methodology can be effective since it provides contexts and contents to improve. Objective: The main objective of this study was to compare the effects…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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Afsheen Rezai; Azam Naserpour; Siamak Rahimi – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
The purpose of this study is three-fold. First, to explore the effects of online peer-dynamic assessment (Peer-DA), rooted in the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) notion, on boosting Iranian high school students' writing skills. Second, to disclose how online Peer-DA can lead to improving the participants' writing skills. Third, to disclose…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Peer Evaluation, High School Students, Writing Skills
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Ebadi, Saman; Alizadeh, Ali – Teaching English with Technology, 2021
This study reports the results of a mixed-methods approach to investigate the impact of peer online learner-driven feedback (LDF) using Google Docs and peer-editing in a face-to-face classroom on EFL learners' writing skill. As this study was conducted using a quasi-experimental design, two intact groups, each including twenty EFL learners, were…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response), Peer Evaluation
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Mahmood Yenkimaleki; Vincent J. van Heuven; Mostafa Hosseini – Foreign Language Annals, 2024
The present study examines the effect of feedback (FB) and feedforward (FF) in prosody instruction for developing listening comprehension skills in the nonnative language by interpreter trainees, using a pretest-posttest-delayed posttest design. Three groups of 25 interpreter trainees at Bu-Ali Sina University in Iran took part in the study, all…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Suprasegmentals, Listening Comprehension, Listening Skills
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Kobra Tavassoli; Zahra Sorat – International Journal of Language Testing, 2023
Despite widespread studies on language assessment literacy (LAL), there are still many unexplored areas about LAL (Gan & Lam, 2022). One of these areas is identifying various aspects of LAL regarding different language skills and scrutinizing the English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers' involvement with these aspects. Accordingly, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Bahman Ebrahimi; Saman Ebadi – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
Screencast technology in English writing assessment offers personalized, detailed feedback, but not dialogic. However, integrating it with ipsative assessment (IA) principles may sustain conversations between teachers and learners on students' writing development. This study explored the impact of screencast-based ipsative assessment (SIA) on…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Educational Technology, Student Evaluation, English (Second Language)
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Hosseinpour, Nafiseh; Biria, Reza; Rezvani, Ehsan – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2019
Blended learning is a combination of traditional and technology-enhanced learning. Social networks services can be used in blended learning settings as they support collaboration, resource sharing, and socialization. Edmodo is an educational social network which can facilitate the development of second or foreign language skills. This study…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Comparative Analysis
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