Technology-Based Grammar Instruction

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Abstract

Many technology-based grammar instruction resources are available to meet the needs of schools and students. Educators should know whether the technology they have chosen is better than traditional grammar instruction (paper-and-pencil). This paper studied the free grammar tool Noredink, specifically active and passive voice. Twenty-two 10th-grade students were participants, with 11 receiving instruction using traditional methods, and 11 receiving instruction using Noredink. The study involved a pre-test, post-test, and Likert scale survey with student comments. The findings showed that the students who learned using Noredink performed better on the post-test and had more positive feelings about instruction through technology, compared to the control group, which documented lower performance as well as negative feelings about receiving instruction using traditional methods.

Authors

• Erin Summerhays, University of Northern Iowa

• Deborah L. Tidwell, University of Northern Iowa