The Contribution of BigBlueButton and Formative Assessment Strategies to the Directed Motivational Currents of Iranian EFL Students

Authors
Shahrbanoo Parichehreh
Zari Sadat Seyyedrezaei
Ghasem Barani
Omid Mazandarani
Department of English Language Teaching, AK.C., Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran
Abstract
This investigation examined the effect of BigBlueButton and formative assessment strategies (Mind Dump and Word Journal) on Iranian EFL students’ directed motivational currents (DMCs). Having utilized a quasi-experimental design, it was conducted among 90 out of 120 participants selected via convenience sampling. Quick Placement test was distributed to 120 students from English Translation and Literature at Sari and Qaemshahr branches of Azad University. 90 Iranian sophomore students were chosen and divided randomly into control, Face-to-Face, and BigBlueButton groups. Students in each experimental group (N=30) (Face-to-Face and BigBlueButton) were split into two subgroups (Mind Dump and Word Journal). Students in the experimental groups were taught narrative writing with instructional embedded formative assessment strategies, whereas students in the control group were taught without using these strategies and with traditional teaching methods. To gauge students’ DMCs, DMC Disposition Questionnaire was utilized. Students were distributed the questionnaire once at the outset and once at the end of the course. The results of Quade Nonparametric Analysis of Covariance indicated DMCs of Iranian EFL students using Mind Dump and Word Journal in BigBlueButton significantly improved compared to their counterparts implementing these strategies in Face-to-Face and those who did not use these strategies in the Control group.
Keywords
BigBlueButton
Directed Motivational Currents
Mind Dump
Word Journal