ABSTRACT

This research aimed to design e-activities based on cognitive scaffolding and measure their impact on underachieving learners’ grammar competencies in middle schools. The focus was to utilise technology tools in providing underachieving learners with the support necessary to help them improve their usage of English grammar. A set of electronic activities based on cognitive scaffolding principles and techniques, which included six basic grammar lessons, was designed and assembled in a free host website. The quasi-experimental research was designed to measure the impact of the e-activities that were based on cognitive scaffolding on learners’ performance. Forty seven learners were involved in the study. Additionally, a data analysis technique, analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), was used to compare the results of the control group and the experimental group. The findings of the study showed significant differences. The differences in this study were in favour of the experimental group.

摘要

这项研究旨在设计基于认知支架的电子活动，并评估其对初中生学习语法能力的影响。重点是利用技术工具为成绩欠佳的学习者提供必要的支持，以帮助他们提高英语语法的使用率。在免费的宿主网站上设计并组装了一套基于认知支架原理和技术的电子活动，其中包括六门基本语法课程。准实验研究旨在测量基于认知支架的电子活动对学习者表现的影响。该研究涉及47名学习者。此外，还有一种数据分析技术，协方差分析（ANCOVA），用来比较对照组和实验组的结果。研究结果显示出显着差异。这项研究的差异有利于实验组。