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School of Humanities Med in Teaching English As a Foreign/International Language School of Humanities Med in Teaching English as a Foreign/International Language Postgraduate Dissertation Integrating Educational Technology and Web 2.0 Tools into Project – Based Learning to Enhance Young Learners’ Writing Skills and New Literacies Irene Manidaki Supervisor: Dr. Zafiri Makrina – Nina Patras, Greece, September 2020 POSTGRADUATE DISSERTATION Theses / Dissertations remain the intellectual property of students (“authors/creators”), but in the context of open access policy they grant to the HOU a non-exclusive license to use the right of reproduction, customisation, public lending, presentation to an audience and digital dissemination thereof internationally, in electronic form and by any means for teaching and research purposes, for no fee and throughout the duration of intellectual property rights. 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Creators retain all their moral and property rights. 2 POSTGRADUATE DISSERTATION Integrating Educational Technology and Web 2.0 Tools into Project – Based Learning to Enhance Young Learners’ Writing Skills and New Literacies Irene Manidaki Supervising committee: Supervisor: Co – supervisor: Dr. Zafiri Makrina – Nina Dr. Calfoglou Christina Hellenic Open University Hellenic Open University Patras, Greece, September 2020 3 POSTGRADUATE DISSERTATION Dedication To Eva and Marianna, my wonderful nieces 4 POSTGRADUATE DISSERTATION MANIDAKI IRENE, “INTEGRATING EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND WEB 2.0 TOOLS INTO PROJECT – BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE YOUNG LEARNERS’ WRITING SKILLS AND NEW LITERACIES” Acknowledgements I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Dr. Zafiri Makrina – Nina, for inspiring me to be a better teacher and for her immediate feedback, constructive advice, constant support and guidance throughout the present research and writing. I would also like to thank Dr. Calfoglou Christina, my second supervisor, for her insightful comments. Furthermore, I am deeply grateful to my wonderful 6th grade students for participating in this research and for being a constant source of inspiration to me. Without their invaluable contribution, this work would not have been completed. Last but not least, I would like to thank my family and my friends for their constant support and encouragement throughout my academic studies. 5 POSTGRADUATE DISSERTATION MANIDAKI IRENE, “INTEGRATING EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND WEB 2.0 TOOLS INTO PROJECT – BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE YOUNG LEARNERS’ WRITING SKILLS AND NEW LITERACIES” Abstract The purpose of the present dissertation is to investigate the application of educational technology and Web 2.0 tools into project – based learning (PBL) aiming to enhance young learners’ writing skills and New Literacy skills. To this end, a blended learning course, which was consisted of ten differentiated lessons regarding the teaching of the writing skill, was designed by the researcher for the 6th grade students of a state primary school in Crete. All lessons were based on the students’ needs and preferences, on the objectives of the Unified Curriculum for the foreign languages and on the 6th grade course book. Furthermore, an action research was conducted in which two groups participated; a control group which was taught through the traditional course book and an experimental group which was involved in the aforementioned differentiated instruction. The sixteen students of the experimental group were expected to improve their writing skills since they were actively engaged in project work. Using Google Docs and blogs and working collaboratively, they were also expected to familiarize themselves with educational technology and to acquire New Literacy skills. An A1/A2 KPG pre – test was distributed to both groups, before and after the differentiated instruction, to investigate the students’ level of writing skills and to evaluate their improvement regarding writing skills respectively. Qualitative research was also conducted: pre- semi – structured interviews with the students of the experimental group explored their preferences and perceptions of the writing process and also their awareness of ICT integration in a project – based environment. Post- semi – structured interviews were conducted as well to investigate the students’ attitudes concerning the effectiveness of project work in combination with Google Docs and blogs in terms of collaboration and process writing. The researcher also kept a diary concentrating on the use of Web 2.0 tools, writing processes and collaboration. 6 POSTGRADUATE DISSERTATION MANIDAKI IRENE, “INTEGRATING EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND WEB 2.0 TOOLS INTO PROJECT – BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE YOUNG LEARNERS’ WRITING SKILLS AND NEW LITERACIES” The research findings revealed that integrating PBL with educational technology and Web 2.0 tools (Google Docs and blogs) was an effective means of enhancing young learners’ writing skills and New Literacy skills. Key words: Project – based learning, Google Docs, class blogs, process writing, collaborative writing, young learners. 7 POSTGRADUATE DISSERTATION MANIDAKI IRENE, “INTEGRATING EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND WEB 2.0 TOOLS INTO PROJECT – BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE YOUNG LEARNERS’ WRITING SKILLS AND NEW LITERACIES” Περίληψη Ο σκοπός της παρούσας διπλωματικής εργασίας είναι να διερευνήσει την εφαρμογή της εκπαιδευτικής τεχνολογίας και των εργαλείων Web 2.0 στη διδασκαλία με συνθετικές εργασίες (projects) με στόχο τη βελτίωση των ικανοτήτων παραγωγής γραπτού λόγου και Νέων Εγγραμματισμών σε μικρούς μαθητές. Για το σκοπό αυτό, στα πλαίσια συνδυασμένης μάθησης, η ερευνήτρια σχεδίασε μια σειρά δέκα μαθημάτων διαφοροποιημένης διδασκαλίας όσον αφορά την παραγωγή γραπτού λόγου για τους μαθητές έκτης τάξης ενός δημόσιου δημοτικού σχολείου στην Κρήτη. Όλα τα μαθήματα σχεδιάστηκαν λαμβάνοντας υπόψην τις ανάγκες και τις προτιμήσεις των συγκεκριμένων μαθητών, τους στόχους του Προγράμματος Σπουδών για τις ξένες γλώσσες και το σχολικό βιβλίο. Επιπλέον, διεξήχθη μια έρευνα δράσης στην οποία συμμετείχαν δύο ομάδες μαθητών: η ομάδα ελέγχου (control group) που διδάχτηκε μέσω του παραδοσιακού βιβλίου και η πειραματική ομάδα (experimental group) η οποία διδάχτηκε την παραγωγή γραπτού λόγου μέσω της διαφοροποιημένης διδασκαλίας. Οι δεκαέξι μαθητές της πειραματικής ομάδας αναμενόταν να βελτιώσουν τις ικανότητές τους στην παραγωγή γραπτού λόγου εμπλεκόμενοι ενεργά σε συνθετικές εργασίες (projects). Δουλεύοντας συνεργατικά με έγγραφα Google και το ιστολόγιο τάξης (blog), οι μικροί μαθητές αναμενόταν να εξοικειωθούν με την εκπαιδευτική τεχνολογία και να αποκτήσουν ικανότητες Νέων Εγγραμματισμών. Στους μαθητές και των δύο ομάδων διανεμήθηκε ένα τεστ Κρατικού Πιστοποιητικού Γλωσσομάθειας, επιπέδου Α1/Α2, πριν και μετά τη διαφοροποιημένη διδασκαλία, για να διερευνήσει το επίπεδο ικανοτήτων παραγωγής γραπτού λόγου και για να εκτιμήσει η ερευνήτρια τη βελτίωσή τους αντίστοιχα. Διεξήχθη επίσης ποιοτική έρευνα. Συγκεκριμένα, διεξήχθησαν ημιδομημένες συνεντεύξεις με την ερευνητική ομάδα, το περιεχόμενο των οποίων χρησιμοποιήθηκε από την ερευνήτρια αρχικά για να διερευνήσει τις προτιμήσεις και τις απόψεις των μαθητών σχετικά με τη διαδικασία παραγωγής γραπτού λόγου όπως επίσης και τις αντιλήψεις τους σχετικά με την ενσωμάτωση της εκπαιδευτικής τεχνολογίας στη μάθηση μέσω συνθετικών 8 POSTGRADUATE DISSERTATION MANIDAKI IRENE, “INTEGRATING EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND WEB 2.0 TOOLS INTO PROJECT – BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE YOUNG LEARNERS’ WRITING SKILLS AND NEW LITERACIES” εργασιών. Μετά τη διδασκαλία των συγκεκριμένων μαθημάτων οι μαθητές της ερευνητικής ομάδας παραχώρησαν εκ νέου μια ημιδομημένη συνέντευξη στην ερευνήτρια για να διερευνηθούν οι απόψεις τους σχετικά με τη διδασκαλία μέσω συνθετικών εργασιών σε συνδυασμό με έγγραφα Google και blogs όπως επίσης σχετικά και με τη διαδικασία παραγωγής γραπτού λόγου. Ημερολόγιο που κρατήθηκε από την ερευνήτρια χρησιμοποιήθηκε ως ένα ακόμη εργαλείο για τη συλλογή δεδομένων σχετικά με τη χρήση Web 2.0 εργαλείων και τη διαδικασία παραγωγής γραπτού λόγου. Τα αποτελέσματα της έρευνας κατέδειξαν ότι η ενσωμάτωση Web 2.0 εργαλείων (έγγραφα Google και ιστολόγιο) στη διδασκαλία μέσω συνθετικών εργασιών βελτίωσε τις ικανότητες παραγωγής γραπτού λόγου και Νέων Εγγραμματισμών στους μικρούς μαθητές. Λέξεις – κλειδιά: διδασκαλία με συνθετικές εργασίες, έγγραφα Google, ιστολόγιο τάξης, διαδικασία παραγωγής γραπτού λόγου, συνεργατική παραγωγή γραπτού λόγου, μικροί μαθητές. 9 POSTGRADUATE DISSERTATION MANIDAKI IRENE, “INTEGRATING EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND WEB 2.0 TOOLS INTO PROJECT – BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE YOUNG LEARNERS’ WRITING SKILLS AND NEW LITERACIES” List of Abbreviations AR Action Research CEFR The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages DI Differentiated Instruction EPS - XG The Unified Curriculum for Foreign Languages EFL English as a Foreign Language FL Foreign Language ICT Information Computer Technology KPG The State Certificate of Language Proficiency L1 First Language PBL Project – based Learning Ss Students T Teacher YL Young Learners 10 POSTGRADUATE DISSERTATION MANIDAKI IRENE, “INTEGRATING EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND WEB 2.0 TOOLS INTO
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