The impact of using Facebook application to develop the critical thinking of Iraqi EFL college students

Other Title(s)

أثر استخدام تطبيق الفيسبوك في تطوير التفكير النقدي لطلبة الكليات العراقيين دارسي اللغة الإنكليزية لغة أجنبية

Author

Razzuqi, Samiyah Muhammad

Source

مجلة الأستاذ للعلوم الإنسانية و الاجتماعية : مجلة علمية محكمة فصلية

Publisher

University of Baghdad College of Education for Human Science / Ibn Rushd

Publication Date

2018-12-31

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

24

Main Subjects

Languages & Comparative Literature

English Abstract

This study aims at investigating the impact of using Facebook Application to Develop the Critical Thinking of Iraqi EFL College Students.

To achieve the aim of the present study, the following hypothesis lias been put: There is no statistically significant differences at (a<0.05) between the mean scores of the experimental group who is taught according to Facebook application and that of the control group who is taught according to the traditional way in the post-test .Thus .

an experiment design was adopted .

The sample of the study was Purposive sample consisted of 67 students from 3rd year class\ English department \ college of basic education\ University of Diyala (34 students as an experimental group which are taught by the use of the Facebook application and 33 students as a control group which are taught according to the traditional way during the academic year 2016 -2017).

Meanwhile, the subjects of both groups are matched according to their age.

level of parents' education, and their scores m the pre-test.

Pre-test and post-test have been designed and the validity of the tests and the lesson plans have been obtained by exposing them to jury members in the fields of EFL and linguistics.

The data was collected, coded out and analyzed by using independent T-Test.

two-way ANOVA and paired T-Test to answer the questions of the study.

The training program comprised 10 meetings on the Facebook website, which aimed at training the experimental group how to think critically through correcting mistakes and suggesting better ideas for their classmates' critical writing topics, the control group .

on the other hand was taught the same material but without receiving any training The reliability of the tests has been secured by using Alfa Cronbach formula found to be (0.86) which indicates high reliability .

Statistical analysis of data achieved through using the t-test indicates that there are statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the two groups in favour of the experimental group in the post test.

The researcher concludes that using Facebook application develops students' critical thinking and provides them with opportunities to actively develop skills.

That enables them to locate, gather, analyze, critique and apply information in a wide range of contexts as they develop understanding and the researcher suggests to use it to make another study for other stages and other subjects.

The researcher concludes that using Facebook application develops students' critical thinking and provides them with opportunities to actively develop skills.

That enables them to locate, gather, analyze, critique and apply information in a wide range of contexts as they develop understanding and the researcher suggests to use it to make another study for other stages and other subjects.

Data Type

Conference Papers

Record ID

BIM-855118

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