Maximizing the Use of Edmodo in Writing with the Aids of Online Collaborative Learning Tools

Technology plays an important role in effective teaching and learning. It also changes students’ way of working and completing work assigned. In this study, Edmodo is used to examine tertiary level students’ writing skills. A pre-test and post-test are used to measure students’ scores in both of the...

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Main Authors: Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin, Zuraina, Ali
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Published: 2016
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spelling ump-176662018-04-30T03:22:27Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17666/ Maximizing the Use of Edmodo in Writing with the Aids of Online Collaborative Learning Tools Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin Zuraina, Ali L Education (General) Technology plays an important role in effective teaching and learning. It also changes students’ way of working and completing work assigned. In this study, Edmodo is used to examine tertiary level students’ writing skills. A pre-test and post-test are used to measure students’ scores in both of the tests. Besides that, the online collaborative learning tools i.e Prezi, Padlet and YouTube are utilized as supplementary tools to facilitate the students in writing their essays. Students’ comments on these collaborative learning tools are also analyzed. Findings from the study revealed that there are significant differences in the pre and post-tests. It is also found that the use of the collaborative learning tools do help the students in understanding better. This study makes a significant contribution to research on the use of Edmodo by demonstrating its use in essay writing. 2016 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin and Zuraina, Ali (2016) Maximizing the Use of Edmodo in Writing with the Aids of Online Collaborative Learning Tools. In: TESOL Indonesia 2016 International Conference, 11-13 August 2016 , University of Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia. .
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Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin
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Maximizing the Use of Edmodo in Writing with the Aids of Online Collaborative Learning Tools
description Technology plays an important role in effective teaching and learning. It also changes students’ way of working and completing work assigned. In this study, Edmodo is used to examine tertiary level students’ writing skills. A pre-test and post-test are used to measure students’ scores in both of the tests. Besides that, the online collaborative learning tools i.e Prezi, Padlet and YouTube are utilized as supplementary tools to facilitate the students in writing their essays. Students’ comments on these collaborative learning tools are also analyzed. Findings from the study revealed that there are significant differences in the pre and post-tests. It is also found that the use of the collaborative learning tools do help the students in understanding better. This study makes a significant contribution to research on the use of Edmodo by demonstrating its use in essay writing.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin
Zuraina, Ali
author_facet Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin
Zuraina, Ali
author_sort Noor Azlinda, Zainal Abidin
title Maximizing the Use of Edmodo in Writing with the Aids of Online Collaborative Learning Tools
title_short Maximizing the Use of Edmodo in Writing with the Aids of Online Collaborative Learning Tools
title_full Maximizing the Use of Edmodo in Writing with the Aids of Online Collaborative Learning Tools
title_fullStr Maximizing the Use of Edmodo in Writing with the Aids of Online Collaborative Learning Tools
title_full_unstemmed Maximizing the Use of Edmodo in Writing with the Aids of Online Collaborative Learning Tools
title_sort maximizing the use of edmodo in writing with the aids of online collaborative learning tools
publishDate 2016
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17666/
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