The effect of game-based feedback on improving EFL learners' reading comprehension and raising autonomy
Author
Shalan, Iman al-Nabawi Abd al-Wahid
Source
[Journal of the Faculty of Education]
Issue
Vol. 34, Issue 10 (31 Oct. 2018), pp.1-35, 35 p.
Publisher
Assiut University Faculty of Education
Publication Date
2018-10-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
35
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
As providing EFL students with corrective feedback ( CF) for their errors, the type of feedback employed, the nature of students, and the teachers' central role in the educational context have been controversial issues among educationalists, the present study aimed at investigating the effect of new appealing method of corrective feedback, namely, game based corrective feedback (G-CF) on changing the teachers' role from providers of knowledge into facilitators, and learners' passive role from teacher- dependent to autonomous students who are able to reach the answer themselves and contribute towards improving their reading comprehension skills.
The study sampled 60 university- female level students aging 17 to 19, studying English as a foreign language (EFL) at Prince Sattam bin Abdul Aziz University (SAU), Saudi Arabia.
The participants were divided into two homogeneous groups, that is one experimental and one control group.
The study investigated the effectiveness of G-CF on improving reading comprehension skills through pre-test, post-test.
Results indicated that the students who were exposed to G- CF outperformed the students who were provided with traditional methods of correction feedback by the teacher.
In addition, the study explored, through a checklist, students' rate of autonomy when receiving G- CF.
Positive results supported the notion that self-autonomy is an important part of the educational and achievement cycle.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shalan, Iman al-Nabawi Abd al-Wahid. 2018. The effect of game-based feedback on improving EFL learners' reading comprehension and raising autonomy. [Journal of the Faculty of Education]،Vol. 34, no. 10, pp.1-35.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1131533
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shalan, Iman al-Nabawi Abd al-Wahid. The effect of game-based feedback on improving EFL learners' reading comprehension and raising autonomy. [Journal of the Faculty of Education] Vol. 34, no. 10 (Oct. 2018), pp.1-35.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1131533
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shalan, Iman al-Nabawi Abd al-Wahid. The effect of game-based feedback on improving EFL learners' reading comprehension and raising autonomy. [Journal of the Faculty of Education]. 2018. Vol. 34, no. 10, pp.1-35.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1131533
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 25-27
Record ID
BIM-1131533