Students identified peer interaction and writing outlet/access as the most positive features of the e-course tools¶
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q2 i? The most frequently cited positive feature was fostering interaction with peer readers (32%), followed by finding an outlet and access to writing (30%). → Alharbi 2015
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Alharbi 2015¶
Alharbi, M. (2015). Effects of Blackboard’s Discussion Boards, Blogs and Wikis on Effective Integration and Development of Literacy Skills in EFL Students. English Language Teaching, 8(6). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v8n6p111
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Part C open-ended responses categorized into six features showed interaction with readers (31–32%) and outlet/access for writing (29–30%) as the top two, followed by communicative online writing (17%) and detailed topic reading/writing (13%).
"The results above indicate that the informants felt the most positive about interaction with readers (31%), then finding an outlet for their writing (29%), and writing in English on the Internet."
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Related Claims¶
- Blended Blackboard CMC instruction using discussion boards, blogs and wikis significantly improves integrated reading/writing performance in EFL college students — related
- Content analysis identified four facilitatory features of technology-based teaching: delivery mode, multimedia design, clinical skill practice, and interaction or feedback — related
- Lack of physical interaction between students, peers, and educators was reported as a disadvantage of digital learning, and blended approaches were identified as a possible solution — related
- Both writing-based and AI-based alternative-ending activities motivated students, though with distinct concerns in each group — related
- EFL students in the blended Blackboard course reported positive attitudes toward using discussion boards, blogs and wikis for integrated reading/writing — a broader claim this one bears on
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