Abstract
The goal of this study was to design a mobile application to address the challenge of the lack of quality English-speaking lessons in South Korean middle and high schools. The study was conducted because providing quality English speaking lessons in large size classes arguably could foster equal access to acquiring English speaking skills in public education settings. WikiTalki, a mobile application developed in this study, is a classroom assistance tool that expands students' verbal practice opportunities and enables them to receive personalized peer feedback on their speaking performance. The development process of WikiTalki followed the design-based research (DBR) approach and was conducted in three iterations of design, development, and test. An empirical study was conducted to assess the application's effectiveness in terms of students’ participation, self-efficacy, achievement in oral speech, and perceived English-speaking success. Significant findings of the study were: recording and sharing function increased learner participation in large-sized English classes; peer feedback tended to promote collaborative learning; continuous refinement of the application design enhanced the quality of instructional design and usability.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 307-319 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Asia-Pacific Education Researcher |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The research was made possible by the developer, designer, and educator volunteers who worked on WikiTalki with an altruistic purpose of enhancing Korean public education. With all?their efforts, WikiTalki received an award from the Korean Minister of Science, ICT, and Future Planning for educational innovation. We also want to acknowledge the Samsung Tomorrow?Solutions Competition for the generous grant to provide WikiTalki to Korean teachers service free of charge.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, De La Salle University.
Keywords
- Design-based research (DBR)
- Mobile assisted language learning (MALL)
- Mobile computer-supported collaborative learning (mCSCL)
- Peer feedback