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Motivation and Materials indelivering Degree Modules to Multi-Cultural Students in the UAE

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Overview


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Aged between 21 and 37

12 nationalities

R e se a rch M e th o d o lo g y


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Methodolog

yConstraints18 students experiencesduring their 12 week study

session at a university inDubai.

Whilst both qualitative and

quantitative measures wereused the snap shot deliveredthrough this research shouldbe viewed as the starting,not finishing point of further

investigations.


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Main Findings


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Students were

asked to rate theirEnglish literacy

50% were ESL

speakers39% were bilingual

11% native Englishspeakers

Reference: Kay Gallagher,(2011) "Bilingual education

in the UAE: factors,variables and criticalquestions", Education,Business and Society:Contemporary MiddleEastern Issues, Vol. 4 Iss: 1,pp.62 - 79


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Students were

asked if they hadlooked at theoriginal slidesprovided for themin their studentdrive?

83.5% had

They were asked that if they had

reviewed both sets of material whichversion was easier for them tounderstand and follow?

87% found the new material easier tounderstand The others provided no

answer


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The students were

asked whatinformation theyreviewed tocomplete theirpersonal portfolioassignment?

They were asked to

mark any and all ofthe sources used

Only 1 student

(5.5%) had takennotes during classto augment theirlearning

All 10 students who

had bought the textbook used it for


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They were asked to

rate just one of thesources used as themost useful to youthat assignment?

78% said the new

slides6% said the textbook

6% said theinternet

Of the 2 who said text

book, 1 was later found tohave had their work ghostwritten

Of the 2 who saidinternet, 1 was known notto have tackled the

assignment Onl 20% of those with


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The students were

asked if they wantedthis module changed inany way?

E.g. Material,Assignments, Group

workOnl 4 wanted chan es

1. Fewer assignments overall (5 plus

exam)2. More reference books yet only 2

relied on text book forassignment

3. One assignment changed from

critical review to essay


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A n cilla ry Issu e s R a ise d


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Evaluation

Kilpatricks 4 levels:


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What ismeasured

Characteristics Examples of evaluationtools and methods

Relevanceandpracticability1 Reaction How the student felt

about the training orlearning experience.

'Happy sheets', feedback forms.Verbal reaction, post-course surveysor questionnaires.

Quick and very easyto obtain.

Not expensive togather or to analyse.2 Learning Learning evaluation isthe measurement of the

increase in knowledge -before and after.

Typically assessments or tests beforeand after the training.Interview or observation can also beused.

Relatively simple toset up; clear-cut forquantifiable skills.Less easy forcomplex learning.

3 Behaviour Behaviour evaluation isthe extent ofappliedlearning -implementation.

Observation and interview over timeare required to assess change,relevance of change, and sustainabilityof change.

Measurement ofbehaviour changetypically requirescooperation and skillof line-managers.

4 Results Results evaluation is theeffect of the educationalexperienceby thestudent.

Measures are more difficult toestablish - the challenge is to relate tothe student and understand the keyoutcomes they anticipated the learningwould lead to.

Individually notdifficult;Process mustattribute clearaccountabilities

onald Kilpatrick s 4 levels ofevaluation


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Study highlighted core

concepts in learning

PASS

Practical

Activity versuspassivity

Styles of learning

Significance


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Shift happens A government survey

showed that about half ofmainland China s graduates

believe that they learnednothing practical from

.university -More than one third found

.university a waste of time

ut none of themad been educated

!n the UAE


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Future

DeliverablesThis study has identifiedissues that need to be

researched in greater detailin order to have a clearerunderstanding of what typeof material leads to greatercomprehension by ESL

students. This researchshould also reflect thevalidity of appropriateassessment.


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