Using Webspiration to Develop Preparatory Stage Pupils' EFL Critical Reading Skills | ||
| Journal of Research in Curriculum Instruction and Educational Technology | ||
| Article 3, Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2018, Pages 99-137 PDF (1.05 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jrciet.2018.24490 | ||
| Author | ||
| Marwa Said El-Garawany | ||
| Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| T his study aimed at investigating the effect of using Webspiration on developing EFL critical reading skills among preparatory stage pupils. Participants (N = 18) were chosen at random from first year pupils at Elshaheed Hamad El-Saidy Preparatory School, El-May, Shebin El-Kom Educational Zone, Menoufia Governorate, during the second semester of the 2016-2017 school year. An EFL critical reading skills test was developed and administered before and after the experiment. A Webspiration-based program was designed. The experiment lasted for six weeks during which in-class and out-of-class activities based on the use of Webspiration collaborative web-based concept-mapping tool were carried out by the pupils. Results revealed that the study group achieved significant gains in EFL critical reading skills. Thus, using Webspiration proved to have a positive effect on developing preparatory stage pupils' EFL critical reading skills. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Webspiration; collaborative web-based concept mapping; EFL Critical Reading Skills; Preparatory Stage Pupils | ||
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