The Effect of Jigsaw Technique on Grammar Learning among the Impulsive and Reflective Iranian EFL Learners
محل انتشار: کنفرانس ملی زبان و مطالعات آموزشی
سال انتشار: 1395
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: انگلیسی
مشاهده: 245
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CLES01_069
تاریخ نمایه سازی: 26 مرداد 1397
چکیده مقاله:
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of using Jigsaw Technique, one of the cooperative learning techniques, on the improving the grammar achievement of Iranian Impulsive and Reflective EFL learners. The research was conducted on 60 female EFL learners at the intermediate level. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design with two groups assigned as experimental group one: Impulsive and experimental group two: Reflective. To this end, three instruments were used in the study to gather the needed data: 1) The Persian version of the Impulsivity/Reflectivity questionnaire of Barratt in 1995(BIS-11); after performing questionnaire the participants were divided to two groups: Impulsive Learners group and Reflective Learners group. 2) The Oxford Placement Test (2007) was used for measuring the level of the participants’ language proficiency (only grammar) and assuring homogeneity of two groups 3) The Grammar Knowledge Test that was devised by the teacherresearcher and included forty items as the pre-test and the post-test. For this reason, the reliability and validity of which had been established by her, prior to the main study to two groups. Jigsaw technique was exposed to two classes (I/R) for teaching grammar. The treatment lasted for 10 sessions, after the participants of both groups separately were evaluated on their grammatical knowledge. The data collected were analyzed through a combination of descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of statistical analysis indicated that jigsaw technique led to an enhancement on the grammar achievement of reflective learners. However, the use of jigsaw technique did not prove effective for the impulsive learners.
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Masoumeh Ghojavand
Department of ELT, Esfahan (Khorasgan)Branch, Islamic Azad University, Esfahan, Iran
Mansour Koosha
Department of ELT, Esfahan (Khorasgan)Branch, Islamic Azad University, Esfahan, Iran