Learners with better language competence outperformed lower-competence learners in tense-form learning with the Comprehensive Charts¶
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q2 i? Comparing translation results across the previous pilot study and the present study, the higher-competence national-university participants outperformed the pilot's participants on all three translation sentences, supporting the role of language competence. → Tsai 2017
Evidence¶
Tsai 2017¶
Tsai, Min-hsiu. (2017). Reusing Comprehensive Charts of Tense Forms to Teach EFL Students in a University of Science and Technology. World Journal of Education, 7(3). https://doi.org/10.5430/wje.v7n3p115
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Cross-study comparison of translation test results: the previous study's experimental group (n = 36, private university) scored zero on all three sentences, while the present study's experimental group (n = 120, national university, A3 level) scored 47-50 correct per item. The comparison is descriptive, not a controlled test.
"when the experimental groups in both studies are compared, the participants in the present study outperform their counterparts in the previous study on all three translation sentences of specific tense forms. This means learners' language competence play a crucial role in acquiring the tense forms."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Syntax — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Chart instruction significantly improved translation of the present perfect continuous sentence but not the two passive tense sentences — related
- Instruction with the Comprehensive Charts significantly improved EFL freshmen's tense-form recognition in the non-written context — related
- The Comprehensive Charts instruction was most effective for advanced achievers, with no significant effect for lower proficiency subgroups — related
- Most participants preferred the focus on formS approach and deemed it the most effective tense-teaching method — related
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