Online Social Learning Platform vs E-Learning for Higher Vocational Education in Purpose to English Test Preparation

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200306.013How to use a DOI?

Keywords

online social learning platform, e-learning, comparative study, vocational higher education, English test preparation

Abstract

The purpose of this research intended to compare two tools used for teaching and learning in the process of English test preparation for vocational higher education students. Online social learning platform as the tool for experimental group and e-learning for the other group. This intention happened based on the need analysis in internal environment of State Polytechnic of Batam. The researcher found the urgency of English certificate as diploma supplement which is determined by Indonesian government, in this case the institution implemented TOEIC certificate. Most of the students still cannot meet very well the standard of graduation from vocational higher education, about 49.23 % of students are still included into intermediate level and the rest are elementary and novice level. Online social learning platform was funded by the institution, it was suggested as the alternative for the lecturer to prepare the students in English test and also can be accessed by the students independently. This research involved 4 groups of students from Informatics Department with 2 levels of class namely intermediate and elementary level. In intermediate level, the results showed that there was significantly increased with value was smaller than 0.05 meant that experimental group had better score than control group. In contrast, for elementary level, it was found that there was no significant difference between the students who were taught by using e-learning and online social learning platform.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Arta Uly Siahaan
AU  - Satriya Bayu Aji
AU  - Condra Antoni
AU  - Yosi Handayani
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/03/11
TI  - Online Social Learning Platform vs E-Learning for Higher Vocational Education in Purpose to English Test Preparation
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on English Language and Teaching (ICOELT 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 76
EP  - 82
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200306.013
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200306.013
ID  - Siahaan2020
ER  -