Group dynamics-oriented instruction significantly improves Iranian EFL learners' willingness to communicate¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q2 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i3 After controlling for pretest WTC, the GDOI experimental group significantly outperformed the control group on the posttest of willingness to communicate (partial η² = .512). → Mohsen Alikhani & Esmaeil Bagheridoust 2017

Evidence¶

Mohsen Alikhani & Esmaeil Bagheridoust 2017¶

Mohsen Alikhani & Esmaeil Bagheridoust. (2017). The Effect of Group Dynamics-Oriented Instruction on Developing Iranian EFL Learners' Speaking Ability and Willingness to Communicate. English Language Teaching, 10(11). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v10n11p44

q2 · i3 · causal · r2

Quasi-experimental ANCOVA comparing 54 experimental and 54 control learners on posttest WTC with pretest as covariate. The experimental group mean was 118.27 versus 97.18 for control; the article reports "partial η2 = .512 representing a large effect size".

"The results of one-way ANCOV A (F (1, 105) = 65.62, p = .000, partial η2 = .512 representing a large effect size) (Table 9) indicated that the experimental group significantly outperformed the control group on the posttest of willingness to communicate (WTC) after controlling for the possible effect of the pretest."

Discussion¶

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