Exploring the Role of ۵E-Based Online Activities in English Language Students’ Critical Thinking and Creativity

  • سال انتشار: 1402
  • محل انتشار: فصلنامه مسائل آموزش زبان انگلیسی، دوره: 12، شماره: 1
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_ILT-12-1_001
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 308
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ملیسا وفایی کیا

Department of English, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

سوسن مرندی

Department of English, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

مسعود سیری

Department of English, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

چکیده

The ۵E Learning Cycle Model (Bybee, ۱۹۹۰) is an instructional design model which has roots in inquiry-based learning and constructivism and has received much support in non-EFL-related literature as a way to improve ۲۱st-century skills, such as critical thinking and creativity, among students and to prepare them for an amazing occupational future. However, little work has been done on the model concerning English language students; hence, this study dealt with the effect of ۵E-based online activities on English language students’ critical thinking and creativity. The study utilized a mixed method grounded theory method approach. A sample of ۶۰ adult English language students studying in a pre-IELTS class at a private language academy took part in the study during a ۱۲-session semester, in addition to an extra session at the beginning of the semester, in which they received instruction with regard to the platforms to be used, namely Easyclass and Nearpod. Student interviews and self-reflections, teacher interviews, self-reflections, and field notes were applied to extract qualitative data, and student self-assessment checklists were used to gain quantitative data. The analysis of the quantitative and qualitative data via an independent sample t-test, inductive thematic analysis, and grounded theory demonstrated that the employment of ۵E-based online activities culminated in the improvement of EFL learners’ critical thinking and creativity. The findings have theoretical and practical implications not only for ۲۱st-century language practitioners’ education and competencies but also for curriculum development.

کلیدواژه ها

Keywords: ۵E Learning Cycle Model, ۲۱st-century learning skills, Critical Thinking, creativity, Easyclass

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