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The effect of using visual aids in cloze tests testing grammar at B1 level: A quasi-experimental study

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The effect of using visual aids in cloze tests testing grammar at B1 level: A quasi-experimental study

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A considerable amount of literature has been published about the use of visual aids in language classrooms to see if they foster learning or classroom participation. Visuals have been used in test format for years, as well; however, there is a dearth of research to indicate how effective the presence and the type of visuals in testing grammar through multiple-choice cloze tests. To close the gap in the literature, the current study aims to identify the effect of using visual aids, specifically real pictures, diagrams, and no pictures in a cloze test on students’ grades and test completion times. This is a quasi-experimental, quantitative study. The data was collected through cloze tests that tested grammar via multiple-choice items within a context about synesthesia. The sample consisted of 64 B1 level preparatory school students (27 females, 37 males) studying at a state university in Istanbul. The participants were from different majors. The data were analyzed through SPSS. The results revealed a significant difference between the visual types and students’ completion time of the texts. It took different groups between 2 minutes to 7 minutes to complete the test. The real picture group spent the most time (M= 4.45), which was followed by the diagram group (M= 3.47) and no visual test group (M=3.45). However, no significant differences were found between the grades of the students who took tests with different visuals.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Alan Eğitimleri

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Mayıs 2020

Gönderilme Tarihi

30 Ocak 2020

Kabul Tarihi

15 Mayıs 2020

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2020 Cilt: 3 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Ballıdağ, S. (2020). The effect of using visual aids in cloze tests testing grammar at B1 level: A quasi-experimental study. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Eğitim Dergisi, 3(1), 26-40. https://doi.org/10.33400/kuje.682241
AMA
1.Ballıdağ S. The effect of using visual aids in cloze tests testing grammar at B1 level: A quasi-experimental study. KUJE. 2020;3(1):26-40. doi:10.33400/kuje.682241
Chicago
Ballıdağ, Sezgin. 2020. “The effect of using visual aids in cloze tests testing grammar at B1 level: A quasi-experimental study”. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Eğitim Dergisi 3 (1): 26-40. https://doi.org/10.33400/kuje.682241.
EndNote
Ballıdağ S (01 Mayıs 2020) The effect of using visual aids in cloze tests testing grammar at B1 level: A quasi-experimental study. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Eğitim Dergisi 3 1 26–40.
IEEE
[1]S. Ballıdağ, “The effect of using visual aids in cloze tests testing grammar at B1 level: A quasi-experimental study”, KUJE, c. 3, sy 1, ss. 26–40, May. 2020, doi: 10.33400/kuje.682241.
ISNAD
Ballıdağ, Sezgin. “The effect of using visual aids in cloze tests testing grammar at B1 level: A quasi-experimental study”. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Eğitim Dergisi 3/1 (01 Mayıs 2020): 26-40. https://doi.org/10.33400/kuje.682241.
JAMA
1.Ballıdağ S. The effect of using visual aids in cloze tests testing grammar at B1 level: A quasi-experimental study. KUJE. 2020;3:26–40.
MLA
Ballıdağ, Sezgin. “The effect of using visual aids in cloze tests testing grammar at B1 level: A quasi-experimental study”. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Eğitim Dergisi, c. 3, sy 1, Mayıs 2020, ss. 26-40, doi:10.33400/kuje.682241.
Vancouver
1.Sezgin Ballıdağ. The effect of using visual aids in cloze tests testing grammar at B1 level: A quasi-experimental study. KUJE. 01 Mayıs 2020;3(1):26-40. doi:10.33400/kuje.682241



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