Luận Văn Thạc Sĩ: Học Tập Dự Án Tại Trường Trung Học - Ý Kiến Của Học Sinh

Luận văn thạc sĩ nghiên cứu vnu ulis project based learning in a high school setting students voices, khảo sát thực trạng, phân tích nguyên nhân, đề xuất giải pháp cải thiện thực

2018

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Phí lưu trữ

30 Point

Mục lục chi tiết

DECLARATION

ABSTRACT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. PART A: INTRODUCTION

1.1. Rational of the research

1.2. Aims of the research

1.3. Scope of the research

1.4. Methods of the research

1.5. Significance of the study

1.6. Design of the study

2. PART B: DEVELOPMENT

2.1. CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1.1. Project-Based Learning

2.1.2. The brief history of PBL

2.1.3. The underlying theory of Project-Based Learning

2.1.4. Teacher role in PBL

2.2. CHAPTER II: METHODOLOGY

2.2.1. The research context

2.2.2. The new English textbook

2.2.3. Methods of the study

2.2.4. Data analysis procedures

2.3. CHAPTER III: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

2.3.1. Students’ attitudes towards learning English through the project

2.3.2. Students’ attitudes towards benefits from PBL in language development

2.3.3. Students’ attitudes towards benefits from PBL in developing life skills

2.3.4. Students’ attitudes towards difficulties from PBL

2.3.5. Students’ preferences for activities in PBL

2.3.6. Limitations of the study

2.3.7. Suggestions for further study

3. PART C: CONCLUSION

LIST OF CHARTS AND TABLES

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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** DƢƠNG THỊ HƢƠNG GIANG PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN A HIGH SCHOOL SETTING: STUDENTS’ VOICES TÌM HIỂU Ý KIẾN CỦA HỌC SINH VỀ DẠY HỌC DỰ ÁN M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 8140111.01 HANOI - 2018 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** DƢƠNG THỊ HƢƠNG GIANG PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN A HIGH SCHOOL SETTING: STUDENTS’ VOICES TÌM HIỂU Ý KIẾN CỦA HỌC SINH VỀ DẠY HỌC DỰ ÁN M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 8140111. Lê Văn Canh HANOI - 2018 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com DECLARATION I hereby, certify the thesis named “Project-Based Learning in a high school setting: Students’ voice” is the result of my own work for the Minor Degree of Master of Arts at University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. The research has not been submitted for any degree at any other universities or institutions. I agree that the origin of my thesis deposited in the library can be accessible for the purposes of study and research. Hanoi-2018 Dương Thị Hương Giang i LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ABSTRACT This is a survey research conducted at a rural upper-secondary school in Nam Dinh province. Its general objective is to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of Project-Based Learning in the new English textbook to students in terms of the improvement in the language acquisition. Specifically, it aims to get evaluative feedback from the students about project lessons that they have experienced so that some necessary adjustments will be made and the effective elements will be explored. To achieve this purpose, a questionnaire for students was employed to collect data for the evaluation. The participants in this research were one hundred and five students from three classes of grade 12 at A Hai Hau upper-secondary school. The results of the study indicated that the students believed that their language skills had improved and they had positive attitudes towards the PBL. The results also revealed that the PBL instructions helped improve the students‟ soft skills. Importantly, the students reported that they had fun and were happy learning with the PBL activities. Besides, the findings of the research revealed that some aspects of Project-Based learning lessons were not suitable to the students‟ levels and interests. Some suggestions for adapting the tasks, therefore, were supposed to perfect the implementation of the methodology in this situation. ii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to express my deepest thanks to Dr. Lê Văn Canh, my supervisor, for his invaluable support, guidance, and constructive comments. Without his assistance and encouragement, this study would not have been accomplished. I am also indebted to all of my lecturers at Post-Graduate Department for their valuable lectures on the aspects of my concern. My special thanks go to the management and teaching staff at A Hai Hau Upper Secondary School, Nam Dinh Province in general and 105 grade-12th students in particular who have helped me enthusiastically in PBL lessons as well as gave honest and clear answers to my questionnaires. I would also like to show my sincere thanks to all the authors listed in the references for their ideas in this field. They have developed my thinking on doing this paper. Finally, I would like to express my deep gratitude and love to my family and my friends who gave me precious time and a lot of encouragement. iii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS % Percent CEFR Common European Framework of Reference for Languages CLT Communicative Language Teaching Approach PBL Project- Based Learning Ss Students T Teacher Q Question iv LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION . iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS . iv TABLE OF CONTENTS .v LIST OF CHARTS AND TABLES . vi PART A: INTRODUCTION .4 CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW . Project-Based Learning . The brief history of PBL . The underlying theory of Project-Based Learning . Teacher role in PBL . The procedures of PBL . Studies on PBL in foreign language learning . Benefits of PBL . Challenges of PBL .19 CHAPTER II: METHODOLOGY . The research context . The new English textbook . 25 v LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Methods of the study . Data analysis procedures .30 CHAPTER III: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION . Students‟ attitudes towards learning English through the project. Students‟ attitudes towards benefits from PBL in language development . Students‟ attitudes towards benefits from PBL in developing life skills . Students‟ attitudes towards difficulties from PBL . Students‟ preferences for activities in PBL. Limitations of the study . Suggestions for further study .45 vi LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com LIST OF CHARTS AND TABLES Figure 1: Students‟ attitudes towards PBL .31 Table 1: Ss‟ changes after taking part in the lessons using PBL .35 vi LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com PART A: INTRODUCTION 1. Rational of the research In order to meet the demand of global economics, a revised English language curriculum in Viet Nam as well as curriculum development, materials, and teaching and learning facilities were introduced in 2012. Part of the pedagogic change in the new curriculum is the introduction of the project-based learning (PBL). In fact, PBL is one component in the new textbook TIENG ANH series for high school students in Vietnam Although PBL is not a new teaching idea globally, and many studies have concluded that PBL helps improve students‟ language skills, content learning, and cognitive ability, and enhances their confidence, self-esteem, and leaning autonomy. However, these studies have demonstrated the advantages of using PBL in educational settings (Meyer, 1997; Blumenfeld et al., 1991; Green, 1998; Hadim and Esche, 2002), though they rarely examined this methodology in the language classroom. Some researchers examined the students‟ perception and found positive attitudes towards PBL (Tongsakul et al. However, in Vietnam, many students and teachers are not familiar with the idea of PBL and there has been little research on students‟ attitudes towards this innovative practice. By exploring the students‟ perspectives on PBL, this survey study is an attempt to contribute to the knowledge of how to make PBL more effective to Vietnamese high school students. Aims of the research The research aims to explore students‟ opinions on: a) the benefits of Project-Based Learning b) the challenges they encounter in their Project-Based Learning. Scope of the research The study was conducted at a high school in Nam Dinh province. It limits itself to the exploration of 12 graders‟ opinions of Project-Based Learning. These students are studying in a high school in the rural area. 1 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. What benefits do students report of the Project-Based Learning to their English development? 2. What constraints do the students have in their Project-Based Learning? 3. What types of Project-Based Learning activities do the students prefer and why do they prefer those activities? 5. Methods of the research The study was conducted as an action research. Different methods of an action research were used. They are a questionnaire, learners‟ diaries and document analysis. These methods were used to collect data from the students and from students‟ products. The survey questionnaires were used to collect data for the study. The survey questionnaires were carried out on one hundred and five students from three classes of grade 12 at A Hai Hau upper-secondary school to investigate students‟ attitudes and their main difficulties. After collecting the data from the questionnaires, the data was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. Learners‟ diaries were used to collect information for the research questions. Document Analysis was used to explore which aspects of the projects met its objectives. Documents include students‟ final products of the project. All comments, remarks, recommendations, assumptions and conclusions provided in the study based on the analysis of the statistics from the survey questionnaires conducted with the 12th form students of A Hai Hau High School. Significance of the study This research is completed to explore the students‟ opinions on Project- Based Learning, the advantages, the disadvantages as well as the obstacles they encountered. Besides, the study also identifies the learning activities that the students prefer to be involved in PBL lessons. Based on these findings, recommendations to help English teachers determine the suitable methods to improve teaching and conducting the projects. In addition, there is a possibility that its outcome could be a reference for other teachers who are teaching English at 2 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com other schools surrounding my rural area. Design of the study The study is composed of five chapters, outlined as follows:  Part A: Introduction This chapter is a brief description of the research including the rationales for conducting the research, the aims of the study, research questions, scope of the study, significance of the study, and outline of the study.  Part B: Development • Chapter 1: Literature review This chapter introduces some concepts, theoretical frameworks and related studies. • Chapter 2: Methodology This chapter introduced the research context and methodology of the study including the context, the subject, the data collection instruments, data collection procedure, and data analysis. • Chapter 3: Findings and discussions This chapter presents the major findings from students‟ answers as well as attitutes and the students‟ diaries.  Part C: Conclusion This chapter offers a summary of the key findings, implications, limitations, and future directions for further study. 3 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com PART B: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW Part A has presented the overview of the study, its aim and structure. To provide a background of the study, this part will describe a theoretical framework for designing and analyzing data. This part begins by reviewing theories of Project- Based Learning followed by theories relating to PBL and English learners. Project-Based Learning 1. Definition Project work is a term done individually or cooperatively that combines the investigating the topic and presenting it in written form illustrated with photos, pictures, diagrams, etc. (Blumenfeld et al., 1991; Demirhan, 2002; Yurtluk, 2003; Gültekin, 2005). Project work is student-centered and driven by the need to create an end-product (Bell, 2010). However, it is the route to achieving this end product that makes project work so worthwhile. The route to the end-product brings opportunities for students to develop their confidence and independence and to work together in a real-world environment by collaborating on a task which they have defined for themselves and which has not been externally imposed (Blumenfeld et al. Although Project-Based Learning (PBL) has been differently defined by various researchers, the common underlying principle is experiential learning. Experiential learning is defined as the exploitation and processing of experience, aiming not only at acquiring knowledge, but also at transforming the way of thinking and changing attitudes (Mezirow, 1991). In experiential learning, learners participate “in concrete activities that enable them to „experience‟ what they are learning about” and “the opportunities to reflect on those activities (Silberman, 2007:8) since “learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience” (Kolb, 1984). Experiential learning is related to the project method. The project method is “a natural extension of what is already taking place in class” (Stoller, 2002:109). In 4 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com other words, PBL is an instructional method centered on the learners. PBL requires students to develop a question and are guided through research under the teacher‟s supervision. Instead of using a rigid lesson plan that directs a learner down a specific path of learning outcomes or objectives, PBL allows in-depth investigation of a topic worth learning more about ( Harris & Katz, 2001).

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