Exploratory Study on the Blended Learning of Research and Language Skills in EFL and Interinstitutional Assessment
Blended learning is receiving more and more attention due to social changes, technological advances, and the increasing internationality of studies, and research needs to be carried out to explore the possibilities this instruction modality offers to university students. This project aimed to test t...
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| description | Blended learning is receiving more and more attention due to social changes, technological advances, and the increasing internationality of studies, and research needs to be carried out to explore the possibilities this instruction modality offers to university students. This project aimed to test the feasibility and success of a blended course on research and EFL skills and to determine whether there is an internationally shared criterion when assessing students’ scientific work. To do so, a short module on research skills was designed and implemented with 30 students from the BSc in Optics and Optometry from the Complutense University of Madrid, whose final project, the production of a scientific poster, was assessed by three instructors from different universities. The results show that the content and modality of the teaching were successful in the increase in students’ research and language skills. The assessment of the posters showed heterogeneous evaluations regarding the quality of their visual features and their contents. Therefore, more research is needed on international perspectives about the presentation of results in the academic and scientific genre to pursue the creation and dissemination of homogeneous criteria, and therefore improve students’ performance with an international value. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-192f4d27251a42afa0f6f68f04f8e5fa2023-11-16T20:08:41ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022023-02-0113215510.3390/educsci13020155Exploratory Study on the Blended Learning of Research and Language Skills in EFL and Interinstitutional AssessmentNatalia Mora-López0Ricardo Bernárdez-Vilaboa1Department of English Studies, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28037 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Optometry and Vision, Faculty of Optics and Optometry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28037 Madrid, SpainBlended learning is receiving more and more attention due to social changes, technological advances, and the increasing internationality of studies, and research needs to be carried out to explore the possibilities this instruction modality offers to university students. This project aimed to test the feasibility and success of a blended course on research and EFL skills and to determine whether there is an internationally shared criterion when assessing students’ scientific work. To do so, a short module on research skills was designed and implemented with 30 students from the BSc in Optics and Optometry from the Complutense University of Madrid, whose final project, the production of a scientific poster, was assessed by three instructors from different universities. The results show that the content and modality of the teaching were successful in the increase in students’ research and language skills. The assessment of the posters showed heterogeneous evaluations regarding the quality of their visual features and their contents. Therefore, more research is needed on international perspectives about the presentation of results in the academic and scientific genre to pursue the creation and dissemination of homogeneous criteria, and therefore improve students’ performance with an international value.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/2/155blended learningcourse designEFLinterinstitutional assessmentresearch skillsscientific posters |
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| title | Exploratory Study on the Blended Learning of Research and Language Skills in EFL and Interinstitutional Assessment |
| title_full | Exploratory Study on the Blended Learning of Research and Language Skills in EFL and Interinstitutional Assessment |
| title_fullStr | Exploratory Study on the Blended Learning of Research and Language Skills in EFL and Interinstitutional Assessment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploratory Study on the Blended Learning of Research and Language Skills in EFL and Interinstitutional Assessment |
| title_short | Exploratory Study on the Blended Learning of Research and Language Skills in EFL and Interinstitutional Assessment |
| title_sort | exploratory study on the blended learning of research and language skills in efl and interinstitutional assessment |
| topic | blended learning course design EFL interinstitutional assessment research skills scientific posters |
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