Proactive intensive FFI significantly improves the grammatical knowledge of both intermediate and advanced Iranian EFL learners¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r1–r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Intermediate experimental group learners' grammar scores improved significantly from pretest to posttest after proactive intensive FFI. → Rooholamin et al. 2016 q3 i? Advanced experimental group learners' grammar scores improved significantly from pretest to posttest after proactive intensive FFI. → Rooholamin et al. 2016 (2)

Evidence¶

Rooholamin et al. 2016¶

Amir Rooholamin, Reza Biria & Hamid Reza Haghverdi. (2016). Effectiveness of Proactive Intensive FFI in Cultivating Grammatical Knowledge of Iranian EFL Learners at Different Proficiency Levels. English Language Teaching, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v9n3p197

q3 · i? · causal · r1

Paired-samples t test comparing pretest and posttest grammar scores of the intermediate experimental group (n = 29). Posttest mean was 15.82 versus pretest 12.10; the article reports "statistically significant" improvement with t = -33.91, p = .000.

"Since the Sig. (2-tailed) value represents a p value lower than the significance level (.000 < .05) for the IEG, it could be construed that the difference between the pretest and posttest grammar scores of the IEG learners had been statistically significant."

Rooholamin et al. 2016 (2)¶

Amir Rooholamin, Reza Biria & Hamid Reza Haghverdi. (2016). Effectiveness of Proactive Intensive FFI in Cultivating Grammatical Knowledge of Iranian EFL Learners at Different Proficiency Levels. English Language Teaching, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v9n3p197

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Paired-samples t test for the advanced experimental group (n = 28): posttest mean 16.46 versus pretest 14.35, t = -19.66, p = .000. The article concludes both proficiency levels improved significantly after proactive intensive FFI.

"The same was also the case with the pretest and posttest grammar scores of the AEG. This means that for both intermediate and advanced group learners, the grammatical knowledge of the learners improved significantly as a result of exposure to proa ctive intensive FFI."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• EFL learners receiving proactive intensive FFI significantly outperform no-FFI control learners on grammatical knowledge — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Proactive intensive FFI benefits intermediate EFL learners' grammatical knowledge more than advanced learners' — related
• Proficiency level and input delivery method (FFI vs. no-FFI) interact significantly in their effect on grammatical knowledge — related