Content Delivery In The �Blogosphere�

Ferdig, Richard E.; Sweetser, Kaye D.

doi:10.26634/jet.1.4.912

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“…Blogs provide a means for empowering writers, and they give students the ability and the resources to become published authors from the comfort of their own classrooms [12]. Clearly, this study is consistent with findings that blogging affords students the opportunity for authentic learning and the freedom to develop and publish their own ideas to a real audience; thus producing more solid writers over time [13].…”

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Active Learning as a New Technology: Examining the Effects of Blogging in the Teaching of Writing

Miller¹,

Kush²

2016

IJIET

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Abstract-This study was conducted in an effort to determine what effects the implementation of blogging journaling activities into the teaching and learning of writing in the high school classroom would have on writing skills and student satisfaction. Three distinct journaling styles were compared: Group 1 consisted of participants who handwrote their journal entries each week for eleven weeks, Group 2 consisted of participants who word processed their journal entries each week, and Group 3 consisted of participants who blogged their journal entries each week. Overall, the findings indicated that the implementation of a blogging component into a standard writing course positively impacted the academic performance of participants; however, in spite of increased performance levels, the inclusion of blogging did not impact the level of enjoyment experienced by students any more than traditional instructional writing methods.

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confidence: 76%

Active Learning as a New Technology: Examining the Effects of Blogging in the Teaching of Writing

Miller¹,

Kush²

2016

IJIET

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“…By so doing, students will no longer live in the age of the static web pages." Likewise, Ferdig & Trammell (2004) showed that blogs provide students with an easy and friendly environment to write their reflection and publish their work. It is effective to use blogs in teaching and learning.…”

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Developing Writing Abilities Of Efl Students Through Blogging

Kitchakarn¹

2014

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education

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Due to a rapid development and expansion of technology and, as a result, Web 2.0 technologies are providing both teachers and learners with new solutions to the limitations of traditional method in the field of language teaching and learning. The research compared students' writing ability before and after they were taught through blog, a new medium or tool for written communication and interaction in many different languages around the world.The research design is a kind of one group pretest posttest. Participants were 35 firstyear students. They were divided into eight groups. Four or five students in each group created a blog, www.blogger.com, and they worked together for twelve weeks to produce six pieces of writing assignments.Each member in the group worked through providing comments, editing and revising on the blog until the group got a final writing and submitted that to the teacher for grading. The instruments used in this study were: two writing tests  a questionnaire surveying students' attitude toward learning through blogs, and  postings on blogs to reflect their learning experiences.The results revealed that after the students worked together on weblogs, their English writing mean score of the posttest was higher than that of the pretest, and they had positive attitudes towards using weblogs in learning. Regarding cooperative learning experiences through using weblogs, most students thought that it was interesting, a new experience to work with their friends on the weblogs.

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“…Blogs can provide online journaling space for students to write about their growing expertise or their daily observations (Ferdig & Trammell, 2004), and word searches, word games, and online dictionaries and thesauruses build students' vocabulary and confidence in language use. Students and teachers also find great writing practice using webquests and inquiry pages.…”

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Technology and Reading Performance in the Middle-School Grades: A Meta-Analysis with Recommendations for Policy and Practice

Moran

Ferdig

Pearson

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Journal of Literacy Research

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The results of a meta-analysis of 20 research articles containing 89 effect sizes related to the use of digital tools and learning environments to enhance literacy acquisition for middle school students demonstrate that technology can have a positive effect on reading comprehension (weighted effect size of 0.489). Very little research has focused on the effect of technology on other important aspects of reading, such as metacognitive, affective, and dispositional outcomes. The evidence permits the conclusion that there is reason to be optimistic about using technology in middle-school literacy programs, but there is even greater reason to encourage the research community to redouble its efforts to investigate and understand the impact of digital learning environments on students in this age range and to broaden the scope of the interventions and outcomes studied. ResúmenEn este estudio se reportan los resultados del meta-análisis realizado en 20 investigaciones, las cuales contienen 89 medidas de efectos relacionados con el uso de herramientas digitales y medios de aprendizaje para mejorar la adquisición de lecto-escritura en estudiantes de escuela media. Los resultados indican que la tecnología puede tener un efecto positivo en la comprensión de lectura (medida de efecto de 0.489). Pocas investigaciones se han enfocado en los efectos de la tecnología en otros aspectos importantes de la lectura, tales como metacognición, afectividad y disposición. Los resultados de este estudio permiten concluir que hay razones para ser optimistas acerca del uso de la tecnología para la enseñanza de lecto-escritura en la escuela media, y que hay razones para: (a) estimular a la comunidad investigativa a multiplicar los esfuerzos para estudiar y entender el impacto que tienen los medios digitales en los estudiantes de esta edad y (b) ampliar el enfoque de las intervenciones y los resultados estudiados.

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Content Delivery In The �Blogosphere�

Cited by 88 publications

References 2 publications

Active Learning as a New Technology: Examining the Effects of Blogging in the Teaching of Writing

Active Learning as a New Technology: Examining the Effects of Blogging in the Teaching of Writing

Developing Writing Abilities Of Efl Students Through Blogging

Technology and Reading Performance in the Middle-School Grades: A Meta-Analysis with Recommendations for Policy and Practice

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