Pilot study of a multimedia instructional program for teaching ESL grammar with embedded tracking

Abstract

Brief description of the findings from the literature review Statement of the problem Purpose of the study Limitations of the multimedia instructional program under development Limitations of the pilot study Target audiences Summary CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW Purpose of the literature review Methodology Existing theories and approaches for teaching ESL grammar The eclectic method of teaching grammar Instructional environment: a cognitive load perspective Evaluation studies and findings from cognitive load theory Project goals and design space The target program compared to the other multimedia programs available General framework for the evaluation of programs for teaching ESL grammar Evaluation studies describing the effectiveness of different features of multimedia instructional programs The use of captions in the system-paced learning environments Personalization effect Different formats of presenting information on the screen Conclusion 37 Summary CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY Description of the program under development Subjects Research questions and data collection instruments Data collection process Analysis of the data 48 Summary CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND FINDINGS Research question 1: What is the impact of the intervention on students' ability to use present and past simple passive voice for describing the USA? iii Research question 2: What is the impact of the intervention on students' understanding of how to apply present simple and past simple passive voice form in the contexts other than describing a country? Research question 3: How do students use the program? Research question 4: What are the relationships between students' learning outcomes, computer experience, background knowledge of passive voice, and performance on the tests?