Focused audio-appended reading tasks produced significantly higher written accuracy than unfocused tasks for the rule-bound structure (passive voice) on the posttest¶

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Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Intermediate female EFL learners taught with focused audio-appended reading texts significantly outperformed unfocused-group learners on posttest accuracy of passive voice (t = 10.25, p = .00). → Alavinia 2018

Evidence¶

Alavinia 2018¶

Alavinia, P., Shafaei, A., & Salimi, A. (2018). The Effects of Focused/Unfocused Audio-Appended Reading Tasks on Intermediate Female EFL Learners' Written Accuracy. International Journal of Instruction, 11(2), 203-220. https://doi.org/10.12973/iji.2018.11214a

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Independent-samples t-test comparing focused (M = 0.74) vs unfocused (M = 0.38) rule-bound groups (n = 15 each) on the rendering-task posttest; "t 10.25 28 0.00" with mean difference 0.36. Intact-group quasi-experiment, no effect size printed.

"there was a significant difference between the performances of focused and unfocused rule -bound groups in terms of accuracy on rendering task posttest of the study. That is, the participants of focused rule-bound group outperformed the learners of unfocused rule -bound group"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Focused audio-appended reading tasks produced significantly higher written accuracy than unfocused tasks for the non-rule-bound structure (prepositions) on the posttest — related
• On the rule-bound posttest, focused outperformed both unfocused and control groups, and unfocused outperformed control — a broader claim this one bears on
• On the non-rule-bound posttest, focused outperformed both unfocused and control groups, and unfocused outperformed control — related
• Before treatment, focused, unfocused, and control groups did not differ significantly in accuracy for either structure type — related