The Effectiveness of Blended Learning Approach on Essay Writing Subject
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.200407.037How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- blended learning, essay writing, higher vocational institution, quantitative method, writing subject
- Abstract
This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of a blended learning approach in learning essay writing subject to the students at English Department, Sriwijaya Polytechnics. It expected to answers the question: is a blended learning approach effective in improving students’ essay writings compared to traditional approach? It used a quantitative method both in collecting and presenting the gained data. The data were gained from the pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental and control groups of the participants in learning essay writing. The participants were 44 students whom equally grouped into two groups of learning essay writing: an experimental and a control. The experimental class had a blended learning approach, while the control one had a traditional approach in learning essay writing subject. The results of the tests from the experimental group and the control group were presented in a descriptive form and from the t-test. The findings revealed that it was more effective to use a blended learning approach in improving students’ essay writings comparing to the traditional one. The mean of the experimental group increased by 7.7 from pre-test to post-test, while the control group increased only 1.3.
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- © 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Sri Gustiani AU - Evi Agustina Sari AU - Yusri AU - Tiur Simanjuntak PY - 2020 DA - 2020/04/10 TI - The Effectiveness of Blended Learning Approach on Essay Writing Subject BT - Proceedings of the 3rd Forum in Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 216 EP - 223 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200407.037 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.200407.037 ID - Gustiani2020 ER -