Female students used the application more and learned more vocabulary, while male students scored higher on performance rating and posttest¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Female weekly hourly usage (M = 3.39) was greater than male usage (M = 2.96), and females learned more new vocabulary (M = 1071.21) than males (M = 824.00). → Whitaker 2016 q2 i? Male students outperformed female students on overall performance rating (M = 2444.26 vs M = 2335.31) and on the posttest (M = 30.20 vs M = 27.36). → Whitaker 2016

Evidence¶

Whitaker 2016¶

Whitaker, J. T. (2016). Evaluating the Effectiveness of Computer Applications in Developing English Learning. International Journal of Environmental & Science Education, 11(18), 12947-12958. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Descriptive gender comparison of usage and performance metrics from the application logs in the 30-day experimental period; females showed higher usage and vocabulary learned, while males outperformed females on overall performance rating and posttest scores as printed in the Results section.

"In terms of gender, female weekly hourly usage (M = 3.39, SD = 1.54, Min = 1.10, Max = 7.57) was greater than male usage (M = 2.96, SD = 1.37, Min = 1.25, Max = 6.34). Female students learned more new vocabulary (M = 1071.21, SD = 568.87, Min = 95, Max = 2502) than male students (M = 824.00, SD = 329.14, Min = 248, Max = 1402)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Gender — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

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