EFL students in the blended Blackboard course reported positive attitudes toward using discussion boards, blogs and wikis for integrated reading/writing¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r1–r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Participants agreed the online course tools fostered peer interaction, helped them attend to sentence and paragraph structure, and helped them revise, edit and proofread published material. → Alharbi 2015 q2 i? Participants enjoyed using the tools, felt comfortable with them, and believed the tools motivated interactive reading and writing. → Alharbi 2015 (2)

Evidence¶

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

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Part A of the attitude scale (administered only to the experimental group, n = 30) showed agreement that the tools fostered peer interaction, helped with sentence/paragraph structure, and supported revision and proofreading of blog and wiki content.

"These responses indicate that the participants in the experimental group have an overall positive attitude towards the usefulness of the interactive e-course tools for literacy development."

Alharbi 2015 (2)¶

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

q2 · i? · causal · r2

Part B of the attitude scale showed participants enjoyed the tools, felt comfortable responding to threads and publishing blogs/wikis, and agreed the tools motivated interactive reading and writing (e.g., 56.67% SA + 43.33% A on motivation).

"These results indicate that the participants’ attitudes toward integrated reading and writing in the e-learning environment using discussion boards, blogs and wikis, f enjoy these e-course tools, and feel comfort with using them."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Blended Blackboard CMC instruction using discussion boards, blogs and wikis significantly improves integrated reading/writing performance in EFL college students — related
• Students identified peer interaction and writing outlet/access as the most positive features of the e-course tools — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Four EFL learners interviewed about synchronous online forum discussion described seven themes: positive feelings, motivation, interaction, writing-skill gains and autonomy, alongside practical challenges and a cultural issue — related
• Blog activities significantly improved students’ attitudes toward the environment — related