The Impact of Using VocBlast to Learn Technical Vocabulary at Tertiary Level
Recently, there has been a rapid development of mobile applications (apps) for language learning purposes. An app namely VocBlast is designed to provide new learning experiences for engineering students to improve knowledge in technical vocabulary. The paper investigates the students’ viewpoints a...
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| author | Mohd Amir Izuddin, Mohamad Ghazali Zuraina, Ali |
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| description | Recently, there has been a rapid development of mobile applications (apps) for language learning
purposes. An app namely VocBlast is designed to provide new learning experiences for engineering students to
improve knowledge in technical vocabulary. The paper investigates the students’ viewpoints about the impact of
using VocBlast to learn technical vocabulary between genders. 68 students from University Malaysia Pahang
(UMP) were selected as samples using purposive random sampling method. A Likert-type questionnaire was
employed to gauge students’ perceptions in using VocBlast. Using independent samples t-test, the results of the
study revealed that there was no significant difference between genders on the impact of using VocBlast to learn
technical vocabulary. This suggests that both genders equally perceived VocBlast as a useful vocabulary mobile
app to learn technical vocabulary. In terms of learning pedagogy, the study extends the knowledge of mobile
learning by providing insights on engineering students’ positive attitude in adopting vocabulary mobile app to
learn technical vocabulary.
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| spelling | UMPir179832018-01-11T03:32:15Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17983/ The Impact of Using VocBlast to Learn Technical Vocabulary at Tertiary Level Mohd Amir Izuddin, Mohamad Ghazali Zuraina, Ali Q Science (General) Recently, there has been a rapid development of mobile applications (apps) for language learning purposes. An app namely VocBlast is designed to provide new learning experiences for engineering students to improve knowledge in technical vocabulary. The paper investigates the students’ viewpoints about the impact of using VocBlast to learn technical vocabulary between genders. 68 students from University Malaysia Pahang (UMP) were selected as samples using purposive random sampling method. A Likert-type questionnaire was employed to gauge students’ perceptions in using VocBlast. Using independent samples t-test, the results of the study revealed that there was no significant difference between genders on the impact of using VocBlast to learn technical vocabulary. This suggests that both genders equally perceived VocBlast as a useful vocabulary mobile app to learn technical vocabulary. In terms of learning pedagogy, the study extends the knowledge of mobile learning by providing insights on engineering students’ positive attitude in adopting vocabulary mobile app to learn technical vocabulary. Novelty Journals 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17983/1/The%20Impact%20of%20Using%20VocBlast%20to%20Learn%20Technical%20Vocabulary%20at%20Tertiary%20Level.pdf Mohd Amir Izuddin, Mohamad Ghazali and Zuraina, Ali (2017) The Impact of Using VocBlast to Learn Technical Vocabulary at Tertiary Level. International Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning, 4 (3). pp. 22-25. ISSN 2394-9686. (Published) http://www.noveltyjournals.com/journal/IJNREL/Issue-3-May-2017-June-2017/0 |
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| title | The Impact of Using VocBlast to Learn Technical Vocabulary at Tertiary Level |
| title_full | The Impact of Using VocBlast to Learn Technical Vocabulary at Tertiary Level |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Using VocBlast to Learn Technical Vocabulary at Tertiary Level |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Using VocBlast to Learn Technical Vocabulary at Tertiary Level |
| title_short | The Impact of Using VocBlast to Learn Technical Vocabulary at Tertiary Level |
| title_sort | impact of using vocblast to learn technical vocabulary at tertiary level |
| topic | Q Science (General) |
| url | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/17983/1/The%20Impact%20of%20Using%20VocBlast%20to%20Learn%20Technical%20Vocabulary%20at%20Tertiary%20Level.pdf |
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