Among fourteen examined applications, Duolingo was the most widely used by Polish and Turkish EFL pre-service teachers, followed by Quizlet and Cambly¶
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q2 i? Duolingo had the highest usage rate (79.1%) among fourteen applications examined, followed by Quizlet (76.7%) and Cambly (68.4%). → Joanna Kic-Drgas 2024
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Joanna Kic-Drgas 2024¶
Joanna Kic-Drgas, Ferit Kılıçkaya. (2024). Exploring novel approaches to digital self-regulated learning: a study on the use of mobile applications among Polish and Turkish EFL pre-service teachers. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-024-10374-w
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Descriptive statistics from an online survey of 206 EFL pre-service teachers at Polish and Turkish state universities reporting application usage frequencies; "Duolingo was the most widely used app [79.1%]" and Wext had the lowest usage rate [23.8%].
"In total, fourteen applications were examined, and among these, Duolingo was the most widely used app [79.1%]. Duolingo was followed by Quizlet and Cambly, with usage rates of 76.7 and 68.4%, respectively."
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- No significant differences between Polish and Turkish students in perceived importance and improvement of SRL with applications, and no differences in frequency of use — related
- Female participants tended to outperform male participants in online SRL, while no substantial age differences were found — related
- Participants most valued flexibility of when and where to study, alongside vocabulary access and constant progress monitoring, as benefits of online applications — related
- Most participants started using language-learning applications during the pandemic and reported that their self-regulated learning habits changed during it — related
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