Oppenheimer Film Discussion for Philosophy and Film
Research presentation
1. Use of ICT in the English
language classroom and its
effects on student engagement
Case study at Oulun Normaalikoulu
Aleksandra Lazareva,
LET Master's Degree Program
2. Introduction
• Increasing use of technology in teaching -
how to use it for right purposes?
• In research literature motivational aspects
are paid less attention to than, e.g., cognitive
and metacognitive aspects
3. Theoretical framework
• Self-regulated learning
• Main concepts: intrinsic and external
motivation, engagement, personal and
situational interest
o Engagement: behavioral, cognitive, emotional
• Information and communication technologies
(ICT), technology-enhanced learning (TEL)
4. Aim and research
questions
• What effects can use of technology have on
student...
o behavioral engagement (e.g., work involvement,
enhanced interaction among students);
o cognitive engagement (e.g., desire to learn and
master skills, choosing the preferable way to work);
o emotional engagement (e.g., interest and
happiness in classroom, increased situational
interest in tasks, increased perceptions of task
meaningfulness).
5. Reseacrh methods
• Learning project in the 4th grade (5 LET students)
• iPads and Smartboard
• Pre-self-report (motivation, goal orientation)
• Learning diaries (during the lesson)
• Classroom observations (recorded)
• Motivation questionnaire
6. Pitfalls and challenges
• We didn't know the students, their study habits, etc.;
• Too many data collection tools - students are frustrated;
• Such organization of classroom activities (work in
groups, new arrangement of tables, etc.) was new to
students;
• One of the cameras was overheating;
• Limited possibilities of iPads;
• We didn't know what applications there are on the
school's iPads;
• Difficult to observe and "measure" cognitive
engagement (e.g., task meaningfulness).
7. Expected results
• Demonstrate positive and negative effects of
technology on student engagement
o How to integrate use of technology into classroom
activities in the right and purposeful way, so it
does enhance student engagement?
8. Pictures (in order of
appearance)
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnkarakatsanis/7048498
935/sizes/z/in/photostream/ (CC BY-SA 2.0)
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/barretthall/2870834867/siz
es/z/in/photostream/ (CC BY 2.0)
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/53771866@N05/62176314
00/sizes/z/in/photostream/ (CC BY-SA 2.0)
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/horiavarlan/4273168957/si
zes/z/in/photostream/ (CC BY 2.0)