The Effects Of Signaling Principle In A Song-Based Courseware On Students’ Listening Skills And Motivation

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2016-03
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Muhammed, Azlina
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
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This study was an attempt to gain insights into effects multimedia signaling principle in a song-based courseware on different gender of students. Prior studies have shown that signaling and songs improve learning. However, there is no evidence showing effect of the combination of these two elements in improving listening skills of English language. The goal of this study was to develop a songbased courseware (SBC) to enhance listening skills that was appropriate for Form 1 students. Using random sampling method, all 120 students from two single-sex schools were chosen to participate in this study. The participants were presented either signaled or non-signaled multimedia courseware. The result suggested that the signaled group outperformed the non-signaled group. Female students had higher motivation and learning gain score in the signaling condition compared with the male students. The finding also revealed that the male students boosted their motivation in learning language when using song-based courseware with signaling.
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Listening skills
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