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The Impact of Using Digital Portfolios ' Application on Grade Seven Students' Achievement and Motivation in the English language Classroom
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The Impact of Using Digital Portfolios ' Application on Grade Seven Students' Achievement and Motivation in the English language Classroom
Al-Weshahi, Fatma Ali Khalfan.
This study investigated the impact of using digital portfolios' application (SeeSaw) for 7th-grade English language students on their achievement and motivation.The design of this research is quasi-experimental, while the instruments of data collection are the achievement test for both the control and experimental group, questionnaires for motivation, and a focus group interview. The semi-structured interview was conducted to look further into the students' experiences of using digital portfolio application (SeeSaw). The researcher would summarise the research findings as the following: •Using a digital portfolio application (SeeSaw) did not affect students’ performance and improved their achievement; • There were no statistically significant differences between the control and experimental groups in the achievement test; • English curriculum activities that have been distributed by the researcher in and outside the classroom (writing activities, vocabulary, and grammar, speaking, and creating posters) positively affect students’ academic achievement. The affect was measured by the achievement test that showed that both groups performed better in the post-test; • Using SeeSaw as a digital portfolio application positively affected students’ motivation according to previous statistical results; • There is a statistically significant difference between the control and experimental groups in favour of the experimental group after analysing the motivation questionnaire; • Using SeeSaw to motivate and encourage students to express, use, upload, and share learning aids online; • Students showed interest in the application when the researcher collected qualitative evidence. Student and teacher relationships through the application was good. SeeSaw made students feel like they were successful, and that their achievement and effort was rewarded (when the teacher replies to them online, presses the like button, or shared one student’s work on the class page. • Students’ agreed the SeeSaw is as appropriate for a school or specific curriculum bag. The online page showed students’ daily performance and created easier contact with families. • Digital portfolio applications are social, organising, shareable applications. They work better when they meet the requirements of the curriculum and learning process. • Teachers could set the e-portfolio with lessons objectives. recommends some further research considering findings: • As this research was a quasi-experimental design with one experimental group and one control group, the researcher would recommend two or three experimental groups and the same number for the control group. Exceeding the experiment may give a more valid result. The researcher would also recommend adding a gender variable to the research. • As this research is an experimental design, the researcher would recommend another research design, for example (case-study, and descriptive research) to further investigate students’ progress and motivation. • This research was short-term research. The researcher would recommend further long-term research for the whole semester. •The researcher suggests future research to include the learning process stakeholders, namely students, students’ families, teachers, and schools’ administrators. This would give more data and result in the potential use of digital portfolios applications in schools. • Another suggestion would be doing more research about implementing SeeSaw in the first cycle (primary schools) and monitor how children interact with it and if they will use this application instead of paperwork.
This study investigated the impact of using digital portfolios' application (SeeSaw) for 7th-grade English language students on their achievement and motivation.The design of this research is quasi-experimental, while the instruments of data collection are the achievement test for both the control a...