The traditionally taught Control group outperformed the Facebook group on the pretest, entering the semester with higher English aptitude¶

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q2 i? On the diagnostic Start test the Control group averaged 68.31% versus 65.42% for the Experiment group, and its school-leaving English grades were also stronger. → Shams 2014

Evidence¶

Shams 2014¶

Shaila Shams. (2014). Efficacy of Online Social Networks on Language Teaching: A Bangladeshi Perspective. The IAFOR Journal of Education, Volume II - Issue II - Summer 2014. https://iafor.org/journal

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Diagnostic Start test administered to both sections before instruction, plus a survey of school-leaving examination grades (77% A in Control vs 74% in Experiment). Descriptive percentages only; no significance test is reported.

"the control group outperformed the experimental group in the first test with an average score of 68.31% whereas the experimental group achieved an average score of 65.42%."

Discussion¶

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