ERIC Number: ED655986
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 94
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The Effect of Game-Based Student Response Systems on Achievement and Self-Efficacy in Languages Other than English
Elnaz Sarabchian
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Hofstra University
Quasi-experimental research was conducted to examine the effect of game-based student response systems (GBSRS) on student achievement and self-efficacy in languages other than English (LOTE). The research employed a pretest-posttest, non-equivalent control group design in which 170 third and fourth-grade students participated in a 12-session Spanish intervention, with a treatment group receiving GBSRS-infused curriculum using Duolingo and a control group receiving traditional classroom instruction. Pre- and post-intervention, participants completed an achievement test based on the content of the intervention and a self-efficacy survey adapted from the PALS instrument. Students in both groups improved significantly in Spanish achievement during the intervention, but no group differences were obtained for achievement or self-efficacy. The GBSRS intervention neither facilitated nor inhibited achievement or self-efficacy in LOTE. With schools increasingly focused on cost-efficient means for providing LOTE instruction, GBSRS-infused instruction has potential for expanded implementation without concern that it may be deleterious to LOTE achievement or self-efficacy. The results contribute to a burgeoning body of research showing how educational technologies reduce costs while maintaining instructional quality and student well-being in school. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Intervention, Spanish, Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes, Instructional Effectiveness, Grade 3, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Quality
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Early Childhood Education; Grade 3; Primary Education
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