Learners taught 40 figurative idioms via WhatsApp MMS messages scored significantly higher on the posttest than learners taught with traditional paper-based activities¶

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q2 i? After a four-week treatment, the experimental group's posttest idiom scores were significantly higher than the control group's (independent-samples t-test, p = .001). → Ahmet Basal 2016

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Ahmet Basal 2016¶

Ahmet Basal, Selahattin Yilmaz, Asli Tanriverdi, & Lutfiye Sari. (2016). Effectiveness of Mobile Applications in Vocabulary Teaching. Contemporary Educational Technology, 7(1), 47-59. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/cet

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Between-groups comparison in a posttest-only two-group quasi-experiment with 50 first-year ELT students in Turkey (control n=25, experimental n=29 analyzed per Table 3). The independent-samples t-test on posttest scores gave t = -5.210, df = 52, p = .001, with means of 23.00 versus 31.55, showing the "experimental group achieved significantly bett er results o n the posttest".

"However, as seen in the table, the experimental group achieved significantly bett er results o n the posttest than the control group."

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• The experimental group learning idioms via the mobile application outside classroom hours achieved significant within-group gains — related
• Before treatment, the two groups showed no significant difference in idiom knowledge — related