Integrating Technology in the ESL Classroom

By: Lorraine Vazquez Fall’12/Spring ‘13

Dr. O’Conner-Petruso

Table of ContentsO Research Design……………………………………..3O Threats to Internal Validity……………………….4O Threats to External Validity……………………….5O Data Collection……………………………………..6-8O Correlations………………………………………..9-10O References…………………………………………...11

Research DesignO My Action Research project design

fits the characteristics of a one- shoot case study; it will be a single group that will be exposed to a treatment (x). This treatment will ultimately help the desired outcome through the completion of a designated project (o). The symbolic design would be: xo

Threats to Internal Validity

OHistory O Instrumentation OMortality OStatistical RegressionODifferential Selection of Subject

Threats to External Validity

OEcological Validity OGeneralizable Conditions OSpecificity of Variables

Data Collection OThe Following data was

collected via surveys and pre-test/post test results.

OTechnological surveyOPre- test / Post- test

Data Collection cont.O Pre- Test Pre-test

Scores

Student test scores

Student Vocabulary

Grammar

A 6 7

B 4 3

C 2 4

D 7 4

E 5 6

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Data Collection cont. O Post- Test Post-test

Scores

Student test scores

Students

Student Vocabulary

Grammar

A 8 8

B 8 5

C 6 6

D 9 5

E 8 6

F 4 5

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Correlations O Student Post test scores on Vocabulary O It shows a positive correlation of .5rxy. The more time

the students spent using any technological tool the higher their post test score was.

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Correlation cont. O Student Post test scores on GrammarO It shows a positive correlation of .7rxy. The more time

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References O O’Connor-Petruso, S. (2010). Descriptive Statistic

Threats Validity (power point slides). Retrieved from:

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