The Effect of E-learning on Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners Word Retention
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 9, Issue 7
Abstract
The present investigation was an attempt to study the effect of e-learning on Iranian EFL learners’ word retention. To that end, an OPT test was administered to 110 students learning English language in institutes. So 40 learners were selected for this study and they were divided into experimental and control group, each group contained 20 learners. Then a vocabulary test was administered to both groups as a pre-test to take their initial knowledge of vocabulary. Finally both groups sat for the post-test for a vocabulary test. The results were computed and analyzed through SPSS (ANCOVA) and it was explored that e-learning had a positive effect on Iranian EFL learners' word retention. The results also indicated that there was no significant difference between males and females in this research.
Authors and Affiliations
Telma Ghorbani*| Department of English Language, Islamic Azad University, Rasht Branch, Iran, Shahrokh Jahandar| Department of English Language, Islamic Azad University, Rasht Branch, Iran
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