Abstract
Effect of Using Instructional Software at Different Stages on Success: Grammar Teaching Case
Objective of this study is to compare the effect of using instructional software at different stages in grammar teaching on success and to determine student opinions. Pretest-posttest model with control group was used in the research. Topic of names was sampled in the research. The course was thought by the software intended for course practice / evaluation in the control group and by the software used at all stages and developed by the researcher in the experimental group. Study group was randomly formed by 49 (experimental group: 24, control group: 25) 7th grade students. Data were collected by Grammar Achievement Test (GAT) and Student Interopinion Form (SIF). Mann Whitney U and Wilcoxon analyses were used in analyzing quantitative data, while categorical content analysis was used in analyzing qualitative data. At the end of the research it was concluded that the experimental group achieved higher success than the control group and expressed positive opinions.
Keywords
Instructional software, grammar teaching, success, students’ views.