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LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES Figures Figure 1: Diagram of the Evaluation Framework Figure 2: Video Interaction in DynED Figure 3: Sample of Vocabulary question in DynED Higure 4: Sample of

LEARNERS? ATTITUDE TOWARDS LEARNING TITE

COURSEWARE “FUNCTIONING IN BUSINESS”

TIIROUGII DYNED SOFTWARE:

A SURVEY EVALUATION BY THE SECOND YEAR NON-

ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT HANOI UNIVERSITY OF

BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

(Thái độ của sinh viên đối với việc học giáo trình “Eunctioning in Business”

bằng phần mềm DynED: Một khảo sat danh giá dối với sinh viên năm thứ bai

của trường Đại Học Kinh Doanh và Công Nghệ Hà Nội)

MLA.MINOR PROGRAM TIESIS

HANOT, 2011

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY TIE UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES,

FACUTY OF POST GRADTATE- STUTIES

AREA ERERERERERERERERERERERERERER ERR ERED

NGUYEN THI NHU QUYNH

LEARNERS’? ATTITUDE TOWARDS LEARNING TITE

COURSEWARE “FUNCTIONING IN BUSINESS”

TIIROUGII DYNED SOFTWARE:

A SURVEY EVALUATION BY THE SECOND YEAR NON-

ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT HANOT UNIVERSITY OF

BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

(Thái độ của sinh viên đối với việc học giáo trình “Eunctioning in Business”

bằng phần mềm DynED: Một khảo sat danh giá dỗi với sinh viên năm thứ bai

của trường Đại Học Kinh Doanh và Công Nghệ Hà Nội)

M.A MINOR PROGRAM TIIESIS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART lL: INTRODUCTIOY

1, Rationale of the thesis

1.2 Courseware Evaluation Framework

1.3.1.Introduction of Dynantne Prograrm

1.3.3.“Functioning in Business” Courscware of DynED Prograri

1,3.4,.The Role of DynED as CAL/1,

2.2, Research Methộs, oeeeirree

Chapter 3: Data Analysis and Discussion

3.1 Results of the Content in “Functioning in Busines:

3.3 Results of the Navigation in “Functioning in Business” Courseware

3.5 Results of the Screen Design in “Functioning in Business” Courseware 33

3.9 Summary of major ñinđinạs e se

¢ Teaching and Learning

As technology improves, computers are becoming more and more common, and in an increasingly diverse number of applications Moreover, not only have computers become

commonplace, they have also become indispensable Without the computer, for example,

many recent scientific researches would not have been possible Furthermore, the demanding on high-speed communication and the immediate accessibility to information

in different ways has fostered the advance for the development of computer technology

“These demands and technological advances have worked hand in hand to propel the art

and science of multimedia to a new level, resulting in products that weave together text,

graphs, animation, audia and video.” (Norton Peter, 2001; 419) Therefore, computer is

considered as a tool to improve the quality of teaching technology Recently, the process of

teaching with assistance of computer is known as Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAD

The philosophy of CAT is thal the lessons allow the leamers fo learn their own using structured and/or unstructured interactive lessons

The use of computer 2

& Rival (2009: 137) They are:

a teaching media provides several advantage:

ated by Sudan

») The role of computer will stimulate students’ motivation in learning process

is} Color, sound, and graphic increase the students’ impression of realism

Wid) Students’ individual responses in learning activities will produce long term

memory

They also add that computer as teaching media provides audio and visualization which helps students to recognize, enrich, and elarity the concept of the learning materials they are learning

Tn line with them, Me Donough, ef al (1994:211) staled thal there are several advantages

by using computer as learning media, such as:

¢ Teaching and Learning

As technology improves, computers are becoming more and more common, and in an increasingly diverse number of applications Moreover, not only have computers become

commonplace, they have also become indispensable Without the computer, for example,

many recent scientific researches would not have been possible Furthermore, the demanding on high-speed communication and the immediate accessibility to information

in different ways has fostered the advance for the development of computer technology

“These demands and technological advances have worked hand in hand to propel the art

and science of multimedia to a new level, resulting in products that weave together text,

graphs, animation, audia and video.” (Norton Peter, 2001; 419) Therefore, computer is

considered as a tool to improve the quality of teaching technology Recently, the process of

teaching with assistance of computer is known as Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAD

The philosophy of CAT is thal the lessons allow the leamers fo learn their own using structured and/or unstructured interactive lessons

The use of computer 2

& Rival (2009: 137) They are:

a teaching media provides several advantage:

ated by Sudan

») The role of computer will stimulate students’ motivation in learning process

is} Color, sound, and graphic increase the students’ impression of realism

Wid) Students’ individual responses in learning activities will produce long term

memory

They also add that computer as teaching media provides audio and visualization which helps students to recognize, enrich, and elarity the concept of the learning materials they are learning

Tn line with them, Me Donough, ef al (1994:211) staled thal there are several advantages

by using computer as learning media, such as:

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

Figures

Figure 1: Diagram of the Evaluation Framework

Figure 2: Video Interaction in DynED

Figure 3: Sample of Vocabulary question in DynED

Higure 4: Sample of sentence construction in DynD

Figure 5: Record Manager in DynED

Tables

Table 1: Analysis on the Content in the “Functioning in Business” Courseware

Table 2: Analysis on the Interactivity of the “Functioning in Business” Courseware Table 3: Analysis on the Navigation of the IMM Couseware

Table 4: The analysis of the feedback of the “Funetioning in Business” courseware Table 5: Analysis on the Screen Design of the Courseware

Table 6: The analysis on the students’ learning towards the courseware

: Analysis on Students’ Preferences towards the Use of “l’metioning in

Business” Courseware Compared lo Traditional Methods of Lcammg,

5, Design of the thesis

‘There are three main parts in this thesis: introduction, development, and conclusion

The introduction provides the rationale, the aims, the significance, the scope, and design of

Chapter two focuses on the methodology employed in this thesis including an overview of curent English (caching and teaming al HUBT, resoarch mlhodology, and the data collection procedures

Chapter three discusses the findings of the study, points out the strengths, weaknesses of the courseware, and suggests the recommendations for the courseware improvement,

‘The conclusion provides a brief summary of all the major parts being present in the study, the conclusions drawn out and suggestions for further research,

5, Design of the thesis

‘There are three main parts in this thesis: introduction, development, and conclusion

The introduction provides the rationale, the aims, the significance, the scope, and design of

Chapter two focuses on the methodology employed in this thesis including an overview of curent English (caching and teaming al HUBT, resoarch mlhodology, and the data collection procedures

Chapter three discusses the findings of the study, points out the strengths, weaknesses of the courseware, and suggests the recommendations for the courseware improvement,

‘The conclusion provides a brief summary of all the major parts being present in the study, the conclusions drawn out and suggestions for further research,

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

Figures

Figure 1: Diagram of the Evaluation Framework

Figure 2: Video Interaction in DynED

Figure 3: Sample of Vocabulary question in DynED

Higure 4: Sample of sentence construction in DynD

Figure 5: Record Manager in DynED

Tables

Table 1: Analysis on the Content in the “Functioning in Business” Courseware

Table 2: Analysis on the Interactivity of the “Functioning in Business” Courseware Table 3: Analysis on the Navigation of the IMM Couseware

Table 4: The analysis of the feedback of the “Funetioning in Business” courseware Table 5: Analysis on the Screen Design of the Courseware

Table 6: The analysis on the students’ learning towards the courseware

: Analysis on Students’ Preferences towards the Use of “l’metioning in

Business” Courseware Compared lo Traditional Methods of Lcammg,

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

Figures

Figure 1: Diagram of the Evaluation Framework

Figure 2: Video Interaction in DynED

Figure 3: Sample of Vocabulary question in DynED

Higure 4: Sample of sentence construction in DynD

Figure 5: Record Manager in DynED

Tables

Table 1: Analysis on the Content in the “Functioning in Business” Courseware

Table 2: Analysis on the Interactivity of the “Functioning in Business” Courseware Table 3: Analysis on the Navigation of the IMM Couseware

Table 4: The analysis of the feedback of the “Funetioning in Business” courseware Table 5: Analysis on the Screen Design of the Courseware

Table 6: The analysis on the students’ learning towards the courseware

: Analysis on Students’ Preferences towards the Use of “l’metioning in

Business” Courseware Compared lo Traditional Methods of Lcammg,

additional information on the subject and quizzes to complement the Business Cormnunigations course, The objective is the evaluation of the courseware by the slud: and that of the researcher on its strengths and weaknesses of the courseware, The study is conducted primarily to find out the attitude of students towards the use of the Business

Cormmumications courseware as a supplementary teaching/learning material in ITUBT

3 Significance of the thesis

Many teachers oflzn face problems and difficulties in caching English namely duc lo shortage of instructional media, students’ lack of understanding of the basic concepts of English, students’ incomplete work and negative learning attitude Researchers have shown that students also tend to ‘find schoo! much less interesting than the myriad of devices they carry in their pocket and backpacks’ (Prensky, 2005), Thus, teachers need to find interesting strategies and tools to make teaching and learning more effective and

interesting to the students

Practically, the findings of the thesis will be of great use not only to the researcher but also

to the teachers who ars teaching Dyn software to students at IIUTST Furthermore, the findings of the thesis will form a foundation toward improving the quality of the courseware which is currently in use for the students at HUBT

4 Scope of the thesis

In courseware evaluation, there has been a great mumber of criteria that should be taken into consideration such ws: the content, the organization and presenlation, the design factors, thc pedagogical parameter, and so on In this study, the rescarchsr focuses on the following criteria: content, interactivity, screen design, navigation, feedback, students” learning and preference lowards the courseware, Due to the limited scope of a minor thesis, research subjects are primanily contined to English students who have been learning the courseware for 1 year However, to ensure the validity and reliability of the given information, teachers’ views, which are collecicd in an informal way through their observation and experience in working/talkang with students, is also taken into account,

additional information on the subject and quizzes to complement the Business Cormnunigations course, The objective is the evaluation of the courseware by the slud: and that of the researcher on its strengths and weaknesses of the courseware, The study is conducted primarily to find out the attitude of students towards the use of the Business

Cormmumications courseware as a supplementary teaching/learning material in ITUBT

3 Significance of the thesis

Many teachers oflzn face problems and difficulties in caching English namely duc lo shortage of instructional media, students’ lack of understanding of the basic concepts of English, students’ incomplete work and negative learning attitude Researchers have shown that students also tend to ‘find schoo! much less interesting than the myriad of devices they carry in their pocket and backpacks’ (Prensky, 2005), Thus, teachers need to find interesting strategies and tools to make teaching and learning more effective and

interesting to the students

Practically, the findings of the thesis will be of great use not only to the researcher but also

to the teachers who ars teaching Dyn software to students at IIUTST Furthermore, the findings of the thesis will form a foundation toward improving the quality of the courseware which is currently in use for the students at HUBT

4 Scope of the thesis

In courseware evaluation, there has been a great mumber of criteria that should be taken into consideration such ws: the content, the organization and presenlation, the design factors, thc pedagogical parameter, and so on In this study, the rescarchsr focuses on the following criteria: content, interactivity, screen design, navigation, feedback, students” learning and preference lowards the courseware, Due to the limited scope of a minor thesis, research subjects are primanily contined to English students who have been learning the courseware for 1 year However, to ensure the validity and reliability of the given information, teachers’ views, which are collecicd in an informal way through their observation and experience in working/talkang with students, is also taken into account,

5, Design of the thesis

‘There are three main parts in this thesis: introduction, development, and conclusion

The introduction provides the rationale, the aims, the significance, the scope, and design of

Chapter two focuses on the methodology employed in this thesis including an overview of curent English (caching and teaming al HUBT, resoarch mlhodology, and the data collection procedures

Chapter three discusses the findings of the study, points out the strengths, weaknesses of the courseware, and suggests the recommendations for the courseware improvement,

‘The conclusion provides a brief summary of all the major parts being present in the study, the conclusions drawn out and suggestions for further research,

5, Design of the thesis

‘There are three main parts in this thesis: introduction, development, and conclusion

The introduction provides the rationale, the aims, the significance, the scope, and design of

Chapter two focuses on the methodology employed in this thesis including an overview of curent English (caching and teaming al HUBT, resoarch mlhodology, and the data collection procedures

Chapter three discusses the findings of the study, points out the strengths, weaknesses of the courseware, and suggests the recommendations for the courseware improvement,

‘The conclusion provides a brief summary of all the major parts being present in the study, the conclusions drawn out and suggestions for further research,

additional information on the subject and quizzes to complement the Business Cormnunigations course, The objective is the evaluation of the courseware by the slud: and that of the researcher on its strengths and weaknesses of the courseware, The study is conducted primarily to find out the attitude of students towards the use of the Business

Cormmumications courseware as a supplementary teaching/learning material in ITUBT

3 Significance of the thesis

Many teachers oflzn face problems and difficulties in caching English namely duc lo shortage of instructional media, students’ lack of understanding of the basic concepts of English, students’ incomplete work and negative learning attitude Researchers have shown that students also tend to ‘find schoo! much less interesting than the myriad of devices they carry in their pocket and backpacks’ (Prensky, 2005), Thus, teachers need to find interesting strategies and tools to make teaching and learning more effective and

interesting to the students

Practically, the findings of the thesis will be of great use not only to the researcher but also

to the teachers who ars teaching Dyn software to students at IIUTST Furthermore, the findings of the thesis will form a foundation toward improving the quality of the courseware which is currently in use for the students at HUBT

4 Scope of the thesis

In courseware evaluation, there has been a great mumber of criteria that should be taken into consideration such ws: the content, the organization and presenlation, the design factors, thc pedagogical parameter, and so on In this study, the rescarchsr focuses on the following criteria: content, interactivity, screen design, navigation, feedback, students” learning and preference lowards the courseware, Due to the limited scope of a minor thesis, research subjects are primanily contined to English students who have been learning the courseware for 1 year However, to ensure the validity and reliability of the given information, teachers’ views, which are collecicd in an informal way through their observation and experience in working/talkang with students, is also taken into account,

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

Figures

Figure 1: Diagram of the Evaluation Framework

Figure 2: Video Interaction in DynED

Figure 3: Sample of Vocabulary question in DynED

Higure 4: Sample of sentence construction in DynD

Figure 5: Record Manager in DynED

Tables

Table 1: Analysis on the Content in the “Functioning in Business” Courseware

Table 2: Analysis on the Interactivity of the “Functioning in Business” Courseware Table 3: Analysis on the Navigation of the IMM Couseware

Table 4: The analysis of the feedback of the “Funetioning in Business” courseware Table 5: Analysis on the Screen Design of the Courseware

Table 6: The analysis on the students’ learning towards the courseware

: Analysis on Students’ Preferences towards the Use of “l’metioning in

Business” Courseware Compared lo Traditional Methods of Lcammg,

Gopalakrishnan & Ross, 2001)

Incorporating technology in the classroom is beneficial to the students in a number of ways: assisting students’ understanding of concepts, enhancing students’ motivation in exploring, investigating, conjecturing, creating and discovering principles, and making generalization and connections (Wertherimer, 1990), cngaging, students involvement in the learning process (Guha, 2003) and motivating them

The advent of Information and Comnmunication Technology (ICT) has brought the concept

of Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) into the classroom CAL is a kind of instruction that exploits computer software to assist teachers to teach information or skills related to a Particular topic (Roblyer, 2004), and studenls can interact direclly with lessons programmed into the computer system (Smaldino, Russell, Heinich & Molenda, 2005)

‘There are many types of software that teachers can use to develop their own teaching courseware

Studies demonstrate that the DynKD software can be used to help improve students’ achicvoment in English honeo, lo cradieals much English awaely and foar of using computer software and Ieaming English

2 Aims of the thesis

The purpose of this study is to svaluate a courseware for the Business Communications course, The couseware is specifically known as “Functioning in Business” It consists of

additional information on the subject and quizzes to complement the Business Cormnunigations course, The objective is the evaluation of the courseware by the slud: and that of the researcher on its strengths and weaknesses of the courseware, The study is conducted primarily to find out the attitude of students towards the use of the Business

Cormmumications courseware as a supplementary teaching/learning material in ITUBT

3 Significance of the thesis

Many teachers oflzn face problems and difficulties in caching English namely duc lo shortage of instructional media, students’ lack of understanding of the basic concepts of English, students’ incomplete work and negative learning attitude Researchers have shown that students also tend to ‘find schoo! much less interesting than the myriad of devices they carry in their pocket and backpacks’ (Prensky, 2005), Thus, teachers need to find interesting strategies and tools to make teaching and learning more effective and

interesting to the students

Practically, the findings of the thesis will be of great use not only to the researcher but also

to the teachers who ars teaching Dyn software to students at IIUTST Furthermore, the findings of the thesis will form a foundation toward improving the quality of the courseware which is currently in use for the students at HUBT

4 Scope of the thesis

In courseware evaluation, there has been a great mumber of criteria that should be taken into consideration such ws: the content, the organization and presenlation, the design factors, thc pedagogical parameter, and so on In this study, the rescarchsr focuses on the following criteria: content, interactivity, screen design, navigation, feedback, students” learning and preference lowards the courseware, Due to the limited scope of a minor thesis, research subjects are primanily contined to English students who have been learning the courseware for 1 year However, to ensure the validity and reliability of the given information, teachers’ views, which are collecicd in an informal way through their observation and experience in working/talkang with students, is also taken into account,

5, Design of the thesis

‘There are three main parts in this thesis: introduction, development, and conclusion

The introduction provides the rationale, the aims, the significance, the scope, and design of

Chapter two focuses on the methodology employed in this thesis including an overview of curent English (caching and teaming al HUBT, resoarch mlhodology, and the data collection procedures

Chapter three discusses the findings of the study, points out the strengths, weaknesses of the courseware, and suggests the recommendations for the courseware improvement,

‘The conclusion provides a brief summary of all the major parts being present in the study, the conclusions drawn out and suggestions for further research,

additional information on the subject and quizzes to complement the Business Cormnunigations course, The objective is the evaluation of the courseware by the slud: and that of the researcher on its strengths and weaknesses of the courseware, The study is conducted primarily to find out the attitude of students towards the use of the Business

Cormmumications courseware as a supplementary teaching/learning material in ITUBT

3 Significance of the thesis

Many teachers oflzn face problems and difficulties in caching English namely duc lo shortage of instructional media, students’ lack of understanding of the basic concepts of English, students’ incomplete work and negative learning attitude Researchers have shown that students also tend to ‘find schoo! much less interesting than the myriad of devices they carry in their pocket and backpacks’ (Prensky, 2005), Thus, teachers need to find interesting strategies and tools to make teaching and learning more effective and

interesting to the students

Practically, the findings of the thesis will be of great use not only to the researcher but also

to the teachers who ars teaching Dyn software to students at IIUTST Furthermore, the findings of the thesis will form a foundation toward improving the quality of the courseware which is currently in use for the students at HUBT

4 Scope of the thesis

In courseware evaluation, there has been a great mumber of criteria that should be taken into consideration such ws: the content, the organization and presenlation, the design factors, thc pedagogical parameter, and so on In this study, the rescarchsr focuses on the following criteria: content, interactivity, screen design, navigation, feedback, students” learning and preference lowards the courseware, Due to the limited scope of a minor thesis, research subjects are primanily contined to English students who have been learning the courseware for 1 year However, to ensure the validity and reliability of the given information, teachers’ views, which are collecicd in an informal way through their observation and experience in working/talkang with students, is also taken into account,

5, Design of the thesis

‘There are three main parts in this thesis: introduction, development, and conclusion

The introduction provides the rationale, the aims, the significance, the scope, and design of

Chapter two focuses on the methodology employed in this thesis including an overview of curent English (caching and teaming al HUBT, resoarch mlhodology, and the data collection procedures

Chapter three discusses the findings of the study, points out the strengths, weaknesses of the courseware, and suggests the recommendations for the courseware improvement,

‘The conclusion provides a brief summary of all the major parts being present in the study, the conclusions drawn out and suggestions for further research,

Chapter 3: Data Analysis and Discussion

3.1 Results of the Content in “Functioning in Busines:

3.3 Results of the Navigation in “Functioning in Business” Courseware

3.5 Results of the Screen Design in “Functioning in Business” Courseware 33

3.9 Summary of major ñinđinạs e se

¢ Teaching and Learning

As technology improves, computers are becoming more and more common, and in an increasingly diverse number of applications Moreover, not only have computers become

commonplace, they have also become indispensable Without the computer, for example,

many recent scientific researches would not have been possible Furthermore, the demanding on high-speed communication and the immediate accessibility to information

in different ways has fostered the advance for the development of computer technology

“These demands and technological advances have worked hand in hand to propel the art

and science of multimedia to a new level, resulting in products that weave together text,

graphs, animation, audia and video.” (Norton Peter, 2001; 419) Therefore, computer is

considered as a tool to improve the quality of teaching technology Recently, the process of

teaching with assistance of computer is known as Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAD

The philosophy of CAT is thal the lessons allow the leamers fo learn their own using structured and/or unstructured interactive lessons

The use of computer 2

& Rival (2009: 137) They are:

a teaching media provides several advantage:

ated by Sudan

») The role of computer will stimulate students’ motivation in learning process

is} Color, sound, and graphic increase the students’ impression of realism

Wid) Students’ individual responses in learning activities will produce long term

memory

They also add that computer as teaching media provides audio and visualization which helps students to recognize, enrich, and elarity the concept of the learning materials they are learning

Tn line with them, Me Donough, ef al (1994:211) staled thal there are several advantages

by using computer as learning media, such as:

5, Design of the thesis

‘There are three main parts in this thesis: introduction, development, and conclusion

The introduction provides the rationale, the aims, the significance, the scope, and design of

Chapter two focuses on the methodology employed in this thesis including an overview of curent English (caching and teaming al HUBT, resoarch mlhodology, and the data collection procedures

Chapter three discusses the findings of the study, points out the strengths, weaknesses of the courseware, and suggests the recommendations for the courseware improvement,

‘The conclusion provides a brief summary of all the major parts being present in the study, the conclusions drawn out and suggestions for further research,

Chapter 3: Data Analysis and Discussion

3.1 Results of the Content in “Functioning in Busines:

3.3 Results of the Navigation in “Functioning in Business” Courseware

3.5 Results of the Screen Design in “Functioning in Business” Courseware 33

3.9 Summary of major ñinđinạs e se

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

Figures

Figure 1: Diagram of the Evaluation Framework

Figure 2: Video Interaction in DynED

Figure 3: Sample of Vocabulary question in DynED

Higure 4: Sample of sentence construction in DynD

Figure 5: Record Manager in DynED

Tables

Table 1: Analysis on the Content in the “Functioning in Business” Courseware

Table 2: Analysis on the Interactivity of the “Functioning in Business” Courseware Table 3: Analysis on the Navigation of the IMM Couseware

Table 4: The analysis of the feedback of the “Funetioning in Business” courseware Table 5: Analysis on the Screen Design of the Courseware

Table 6: The analysis on the students’ learning towards the courseware

: Analysis on Students’ Preferences towards the Use of “l’metioning in

Business” Courseware Compared lo Traditional Methods of Lcammg,

5, Design of the thesis

‘There are three main parts in this thesis: introduction, development, and conclusion

The introduction provides the rationale, the aims, the significance, the scope, and design of

Chapter two focuses on the methodology employed in this thesis including an overview of curent English (caching and teaming al HUBT, resoarch mlhodology, and the data collection procedures

Chapter three discusses the findings of the study, points out the strengths, weaknesses of the courseware, and suggests the recommendations for the courseware improvement,

‘The conclusion provides a brief summary of all the major parts being present in the study, the conclusions drawn out and suggestions for further research,

additional information on the subject and quizzes to complement the Business Cormnunigations course, The objective is the evaluation of the courseware by the slud: and that of the researcher on its strengths and weaknesses of the courseware, The study is conducted primarily to find out the attitude of students towards the use of the Business

Cormmumications courseware as a supplementary teaching/learning material in ITUBT

3 Significance of the thesis

Many teachers oflzn face problems and difficulties in caching English namely duc lo shortage of instructional media, students’ lack of understanding of the basic concepts of English, students’ incomplete work and negative learning attitude Researchers have shown that students also tend to ‘find schoo! much less interesting than the myriad of devices they carry in their pocket and backpacks’ (Prensky, 2005), Thus, teachers need to find interesting strategies and tools to make teaching and learning more effective and

interesting to the students

Practically, the findings of the thesis will be of great use not only to the researcher but also

to the teachers who ars teaching Dyn software to students at IIUTST Furthermore, the findings of the thesis will form a foundation toward improving the quality of the courseware which is currently in use for the students at HUBT

4 Scope of the thesis

In courseware evaluation, there has been a great mumber of criteria that should be taken into consideration such ws: the content, the organization and presenlation, the design factors, thc pedagogical parameter, and so on In this study, the rescarchsr focuses on the following criteria: content, interactivity, screen design, navigation, feedback, students” learning and preference lowards the courseware, Due to the limited scope of a minor thesis, research subjects are primanily contined to English students who have been learning the courseware for 1 year However, to ensure the validity and reliability of the given information, teachers’ views, which are collecicd in an informal way through their observation and experience in working/talkang with students, is also taken into account,

Chapter 3: Data Analysis and Discussion

3.1 Results of the Content in “Functioning in Busines:

3.3 Results of the Navigation in “Functioning in Business” Courseware

3.5 Results of the Screen Design in “Functioning in Business” Courseware 33

3.9 Summary of major ñinđinạs e se

Gopalakrishnan & Ross, 2001)

Incorporating technology in the classroom is beneficial to the students in a number of ways: assisting students’ understanding of concepts, enhancing students’ motivation in exploring, investigating, conjecturing, creating and discovering principles, and making generalization and connections (Wertherimer, 1990), cngaging, students involvement in the learning process (Guha, 2003) and motivating them

The advent of Information and Comnmunication Technology (ICT) has brought the concept

of Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) into the classroom CAL is a kind of instruction that exploits computer software to assist teachers to teach information or skills related to a Particular topic (Roblyer, 2004), and studenls can interact direclly with lessons programmed into the computer system (Smaldino, Russell, Heinich & Molenda, 2005)

‘There are many types of software that teachers can use to develop their own teaching courseware

Studies demonstrate that the DynKD software can be used to help improve students’ achicvoment in English honeo, lo cradieals much English awaely and foar of using computer software and Ieaming English

2 Aims of the thesis

The purpose of this study is to svaluate a courseware for the Business Communications course, The couseware is specifically known as “Functioning in Business” It consists of

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

Figures

Figure 1: Diagram of the Evaluation Framework

Figure 2: Video Interaction in DynED

Figure 3: Sample of Vocabulary question in DynED

Higure 4: Sample of sentence construction in DynD

Figure 5: Record Manager in DynED

Tables

Table 1: Analysis on the Content in the “Functioning in Business” Courseware

Table 2: Analysis on the Interactivity of the “Functioning in Business” Courseware Table 3: Analysis on the Navigation of the IMM Couseware

Table 4: The analysis of the feedback of the “Funetioning in Business” courseware Table 5: Analysis on the Screen Design of the Courseware

Table 6: The analysis on the students’ learning towards the courseware

: Analysis on Students’ Preferences towards the Use of “l’metioning in

Business” Courseware Compared lo Traditional Methods of Lcammg,