Tablet-PC-supported peer-assisted learning reduced EFL learners' anxiety and promoted motivation and confidence in collaborative reading¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2013 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Mobile-device-supported peer-assisted learning with Tablet PCs reduced EFL learners' anxiety and promoted their motivation and confidence. → Jaeseok Yang 2013 q2 i? Tablet PC use for informal English learning showed multifunctional features and positive learner perceptions of effectiveness. → Jaeseok Yang 2013 (2)

Evidence¶

Jaeseok Yang 2013¶

Jaeseok Yang. (2013). Mobile Assisted Language Learning: Review of the Recent Applications of Emerging Mobile Technologies. English Language Teaching, 6(7). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v6n7p19

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The review reports Lan, Sung, and Chang's (2007) comparative study of Tablet PCs versus a traditional class setting for collaborative EFL reading, finding the Tablet PC application outweighed the weaknesses of the traditional setting and "could reduce EFL learners' anxiety". No effect size is printed.

"The results indicated the application of Tablet PC to facilitate the collaboration between peers outweighed the potential weakness hindering students' collaboration process in a traditional setting. Moreover, the utilization of the mobile-device-supported peer-assisted learning could reduce EFL learners' anxiety and promote thei r motivation and confidence."

Jaeseok Yang 2013 (2)¶

Jaeseok Yang. (2013). Mobile Assisted Language Learning: Review of the Recent Applications of Emerging Mobile Technologies. English Language Teaching, 6(7). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v6n7p19

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The review reports Chen's (2013) examination of Tablet PC use for informal English learning outside the classroom, noting collaborative micro-blog feedback sharing and learners' "positive perceptions" of effectiveness. No effect size is printed.

"The study also showed the positive perceptions the learners had of the effectiveness of using Table PC for language learning."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Academic Anxiety — outcome: instruction changes it

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