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فاعلية التعلم الموجه ذاتيا في تعليم مهارة الكلام لطلاب الكليات العراقية دارسي اللغه الانكليزية لغة اجنبية == The Effectiveness of Self - Directed Learning in Teaching the Speaking Skill to Iraqi EFL College Students

Author name: غادة كريم المحمداوي

Supervisor name: رضا غانم داخل

General topic: Educational Sciences

Specific topic: Methods of Teaching English Language

Degree: Master

University: Mustansiriyah University - Faculty Of Basic Education

Language: English

University location: Baghdad

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Abstract: المستخلص ان التعلم الموجه ذاتيا هو عمليه التعلم التي من خلالها ياخذ المتعلمون على عاتقهم المسوؤليه الاساسية في تعلمهم, بدءا بتحديد اهدافهم, رسم طريقة تدريسية ذاتية لاتباعها في تعلمهم وايجاد المصادر والمراجع المناسبة والممكن الاعتماد عليها لاكتساب المعرفة. سواء كان التعلم الموجه ذاتيا منهجيا او غير منهجيا, فهو افضل واسهل طريقة لاكتساب معرفة تستمر مدى الحياة, يظن عندما تبذل جهودا لتعلم شيء ما فان الاحتفاظ به سيكون اسرع, فكلما نكثر القراءة عن موضوع معين كلما كانت عملية الاحتفاظ بالمقروء افضل, والكثرة هنا لا تشيرالى كمية المواد الدراسية بل تشير الى كثرة الاراء المختلفة عن الموضوع نفسه, فبالقراءة والبحث عن وجهات نظر مختلفة لموضوع معين سوف يتشكل راي ونظرة جديدة بالتدريج نتيجة القراءة, وعندما تشكل فكرة او راي جديد ستكون عملية الاحتفاظ بما هو مشكل نتيجة البحث والقراءة افضل واستعادته اسرع في مواقف مختلفة. فضلا عن ذلك, ان التعلم الموجه ذاتيا يعد من افضل الطرق التدريسية لتعليم الكبار فطالما هم يكبرون فسوف يشكلون مبادئهم ومعتقداتهم الخاصة بهم لذا فمن المحتمل رفضهم للتعلم الالزامي او اي موضوع لا يناسب اهتماماتهم. لذا فلحل هكذا مشكلة يلعب التعلم الموجه ذاتيا دورا دقيقا وشائكا باعطائهم فرصة اختيار مايريدون تعلمه لكن بضمن الحدود التي وضعت من المعلم ذاته. لقد استخدمت نماذج مختلفة من التعلم الموجه ذاتيا في عدد من الدراسات المختلفة, الا انه في الدراسة الحالية استخدم نموذج كرو ( التعلم المرحلي الموجه ذاتيا), الذي من خلاله قاد المعلم الطلاب خلال اربع مراحل من التعلم. تهدف الدراسة الحالية الى التحقق من فاعلية التعلم الموجه ذاتيا في تعليم مهارة الكلام لطلاب الكليات العراقية دارسي اللغة الانكليزية لغة اجنبية. فقد تم الافتراض انه لا توجد فروق ذات دلالة احصائية بين المجموعة التجريبية والتي درست باستخدام التعلم الموجه ذاتيا والمجوعة الضابطة التي درست باستخدام الطرق الحالية (التعلم الموجه بوساطة المعلم) على ادائهم الشفوي. لتحقيق هدف الدراسة الحالية اتبعت الباحثة عدد من الاجراءات وهي كالاتي : اولا اعتمدت على النوع الاتي من التصميم التجريبي : تصميم تجريبي لمجموعتين غير متكافئتين اختبار قبلي واختبار بعدي, اختيار عينة ممثلة وتوزيعها في مجموعتين مجموعه تجريبية ومجموعة ضابطة, بناء اختبار بعدي شفوي والتاكد من صدقه وثباته واماكنية تطبيقه, تدريس المجموعه التجريبة باستخدام نموذج كرو للتعلم الموجه ذاتيا, بينما تدريس المجموعة الضابطة مادة المحادثة باستخدام التعلم الموجه بوساطة المعلم, تهيئة الاختبار البعدي للمجموعتين في نهاية التجربة, واخيرا تجمع البيانات وتحسب وتحلل باستخدام الادوات الاحصائية المناسبة. شملت العينة الحالية 76 طالبا من قسم اللغة الانكليزية, كلية التربية الاساسية, الجامعة المستنصرية في السنة لدراسية 2016 - 2017. وزعت العينة على مجموعتين المجموعة التجريبية التي تحتوي على 39 طالبا ومجموعة ضابطة تحوي 37 طالبا. وقد كوفئت المجموعتان في بعض المتغيرات المؤثرة التي هي : (العمر، والجنس، ومستوى الوالدين في التعليم, الاستقلالية، والاختبار القبلي ودرجاتهم في مادة المحادثة في الكورس الاول.صمم اختبار بعدي وعرض على عدد من الخبراء المتخصصين في طرائق التدريس لغرض التاكد من صدقه الظاهري. في حين تم حساب ثبات الاختبار بوساطة استعمال معامل الارتباط بيرسن.بعد تحليل البيانات باستخدام الاختبار التائي لعينتين مستقلتين اظهرت النتائج ان هناك فروقا ذات دلالة احصائية بين المجموعتين في درجاتهم ، ولصالح المجموعة التجريبية التي تم تدريسها بوساطة التعلم الموجه ذاتيا, وهذا يدل على ان تدريس المحادثة باستخدام نموذج كرو للتعلم الموجه ذاتيا هو اكثر فعالية من التدريس بالطريقة التقليدية. واستنادا الى نتائج الدراسة الحالية ، تم وضع الاستنتاجات المناسبة، والتوصيات, والمقترحات لدراسات اخرى. | Self - directed learning (SDL) is the process in which the learners take the primary accountability of their learning, starting with setting their goals, designing a personal method to follow in their learning, finding the suitable references and resources from which they can take their knowledge. Whether formal or informal self - directed learning can be the best way to gain a lifelong knowledge, it is believed that making efforts in learning something will help to retain it fast. Also it is seen that self - directed learning would be considered as the preferable way to teach adults as long as they are growing up they will start to shape their own principles and beliefs so they will probably reject any obligatory learning, or any subject which does not fit their interests, so as to solve such a problem, self - directed learning can play a tricky role by giving them the chance to choose what they want to learn. Different models of SDL are used in different studies, in the current study Grow's model (staged self - directed learning) is used, through which the teacher led the students through four stages of learning : the dependent learner, the interested learner, the involved learner, and the self - directed learner.The aim of the current study is to investigate the effectiveness of self - directed learning in teaching the speaking skill to Iraqi EFL college students. It is hypothesized that there are no statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group which is taught by using Self - directed learning and that of the control group which is taught according to the current methods (Teacher - directed learning) in their oral performance. To accomplish the aim of the present study, the following procedures have been used : choosing a quasi pretest - posttest nonequivalent - groups experimental design; selecting a representative sample and dividing it into two groups : experimental and control, forming an oral post - test, and assuring its validity, reliability and practicality; teaching the experimental group by using Grow's model of SDL, while the control group was taught conversation by the teacher - directed method; applying the post - test on both groups after completing the experiment; and then collecting , computing and analyzing data by using suitable statistical tools. The sample of the present study includes 76 students from the Department of English Language, College of Basic Education, Al - Mustansiriyah University, during the academic year 2016/2017. The sample of the study has been distributed into 39 students as an experimental group and 37 students as a control group. Both groups have been equalized in some variables, namely age, gender, parents’ level of education, dependence and the pre - test. A post - test has been designed and exposed to a group of experts in the fields of ELT and linguistics in order to ascertain its face validity, while reliability has been ensured by using Person Correlation Formula. After analyzing the data by using the two independent samples t - test, the results found that, there are statistically significant differences between the two groups in their mean score in favor of the experimental group which has been taught by the SDL model. This indicates that teaching conversation by using the SDL is more effective than teaching by the currently used method. Based on the present study; suitable conclusions, recommendations, and several suggestions for further research have been found.

فاعلية برنامج تعليمي باعتماد التقنيات الحديثة لتنمية الاستيعاب لدى التلاميذ بطيئي التعلم == THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM BY USING MODERN TECHNIQUES TO DEVELOP COMPREHENSION FOR SLOW LEARNING PUPILS

Author name: حسام هادي سيد

Supervisor name: مريم مهذول محمد الطائي

General topic: Educational Sciences

Specific topic: Special Education

Degree: Master

University: Mustansiriyah University - Faculty Of Basic Education - Department Of Special Education

Language: Arabic

University location: Baghdad

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Abstract: The present study aims at knowing the effectiveness of an educational program by using modern techniques to develop comprehension for slow learning pupils through the following objectives : 1. Diagnosing the slow learning in reading comprehension.2. Preparing an educational program using modern techniques to develop reading comprehension for slow learning pupils.3. Knowing the effect of the educational program using modern techniques to develop reading comprehension for slow learning pupils.In the light of that objective the following zero hypotheses : - There are no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (0.05) ranks among the middle grades members of the experimental group on the reading comprehension test before and after the application of the program. - There are no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (0.05) ranks among the middle grades members of the control group to test reading comprehension in the pre and post tests. - There are no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (0.05) ranks among the middle grades members of the experimental group and the average grade scores of the control group to test reading comprehension in the post test.4 - Knowing the effectiveness of educational program using modern techniques to develop reading comprehension for slow learning pupils.In the light of that objective the following zero hypotheses was formulated : - There are no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (0.05) between the scores of the experimental group in the posttest and test the iterative month after the post - test application.To achieve the objective of the study, the researcher prepared an educational program using modern techniques to develop reading comprehension for slow learning pupils according to classification of (Durkin and Dolores; 1995). The test was applied on a sample consisting of 22 pupils (slow learners) who exist in the schools includes in the sample in four schools (Al - shafaq - Al - Azziziya - Al - Imar - and Al - Abid). They were divided into two groups; one is experimental (11) pupils, and a control group (11) pupils. The program was applied by using the modern techniques in Al - Shafaq School as four lessons per weeks starting from 29/6/2016 to 17/3/2016. The data were analyzed and treated statistically using difficulty equation, distinction equation, Kudor - Richardson equation 20, Mann - Whitney test, Point Byserle correlation coefficient, Kolmogorov - Semerenov test, the adjusted acquisition coefficient of Blake, and came out to the following findings : - There are statistically - significant differences at the level of significance (0.05) ranks among the middle - grades of the experimental group in the pre and post tests and the teams for the post - test. - There are no statistically - significant differences at the level of significance (0.05) ranks among the middle - grades students of control group in reading comprehension in the pre and post tests. - There are statistically - significant differences at the level of significance (0.05) ranks among the middle - grades of the experimental group and the average grades Order control group in reading comprehension in the post - test, and that the difference in favor of the experimental group. - There are no statistically - significant differences at the level of significance (0.05) ranks among the middle - grades of the experimental group in reading comprehension tests in the posttest and iterative.In the light of that the researcher comes out to a number of recommendations and suggestions such as : Recommendations : the researcher recommends that the educational personnel in the special education use the educational program using modern techniques used in this study in order to develop reading comprehension for slow learning students.Suggestions : The researcher suggests making a similar experimental research on other group of the special educational groups who suffer from weak comprehension.

Author name: عمار كريم عطية

Supervisor name: شذى كاظم مفتن السعدي

General topic: Educational Sciences

Specific topic: Methods of Teaching English Language

Degree: Master

University: Mustansiriyah University - Faculty Of Basic Education - Department Of Teaching Methods

Language: English

University location: Baghdad

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Abstract: In countries such as Iraq where English is taught as a foreign language, it is common to notice that in spite of the years of English language education, most students are unable to speak in a proper way. This fact has been documented by several studies on speaking ability in Iraq. Therefore, the researcher tackled this issue as an attempt to remedy it through using two new techniques which are Three - Step Interview and Talking Chips. The population of the present study is made up of fourth scientific preparatory male students in Baghdad Governorate, the third Directorate General of Education in Al - Rusafa. The sample of the study, which is chosen randomly, consists of three sections of the fourth preparatory male students at Al - Shaheed Qassim Al - Mubarqa’ Preparatory School. The total number of the sample was 128. Two of them are experimental and the third is control. Three - Step Interview is applied on the first section, while Talking Chips is applied on the second one. The third section is taught by using the prescribed method. The experimental design of this study is Non - Randomized Control Group Pre - test Post - test Design, which is one of the quasi experimental designs. The experiment lasted for two months during the academic year 2016 - 2017. It started on the eleventh of March and ended on the eleventh of May. The researcher himself taught all the three groups. Both of the pretest and the posttest were constructed by the researcher and exposed to a jury of experts to verify their validity. The first version of the pretest was applied on the pilot sample of 67 male students to estimate their discrimination power and difficulty level. M Reliability was calculated by using 'Inter - rater reliability'. The researcher applied the test on the pilot sample and then gave the test to another scorer (a regular teacher of English.) The correlation between the two scores was calculated by Pearson correlation. The result was 0.73. This indicates that the test has a high reliability. Pair - Samples t - Test was used to analyze the results of the comparison between the pretest and the posttest. It showed that there are statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the three groups in favor of the posttest. ANOVA test is applied on the posttest scores. It showed that there are statistically significant differences among the three groups in favour of the TSI and TCs. And to compare the three groups according to each speaking area (grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency and pronunciation), ANOVA test is applied again. If there is any significant difference, the Scheffe test is used to demonstrate the technique which has the greatest effect on it. As a result, the TSI technique is a more appropriate technique in teaching speaking than the TCs technique and the prescribed one since it develops each of the vocabulary, comprehension, fluency and the pronunciation of the students with high scores, while the TCs develops only the vocabulary and the comprehension, but with low scores. prescribed method development weak lower scores. In the light of the study findings, a number of recommendations are stated and suggestions for further studies are put forward