Applying Web-based Dynamic Assessment in English Grammar Instruction for Low English Achievers in Junior High School —A Case Study of ‘English Existential Construction’

• Main Authors: HUANG, NAI-WEN, 黃乃文
• Other Authors: Wang, Tzu-Hua
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/qv3n74

碩士 === 國立新竹教育大學 === 教育學系碩士班 === 100 === This study adopts the Graduated Prompting Assessment Module of the WATA system (GPAM-WATA) and investigates its effectiveness on low English achievers in junior high school in learning English existential construction. The improvement of achievement, motivation and the attitude towards the GPAM-WATA are investigated. The results of this study are: 1.Students in the experimental group have significantly better learning effectiveness than that of the students in the control group. 2.Compared with the control group, students in the experimental group have a significantly improvement on ‘School Curriculum Scale’ and ‘Off-campus Courses Scale’ of the ‘The Scale of English Learning Motivation.’ 3.Students affirm that the GPAM-WATA can reduce their tension and stress when taking the exam. They also think that the GPAM-WATA enables them to get more learning and thus contributes to their active learning.