Engender student-teachers’ english communication skills in a public university in Sabah

  • Choon Keong Tan Faculty of Psychology & Education, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu.
  • Hwa Choo Kang Teacher Training Institute, Kent Campus, Kota Kinabalu
Palabras clave: Communicative Skills Development, Knowledge Building.

Resumen

This research explores the use of Padlet.com to promote student teachers' communicative skills through collaborative knowledge building. Questionnaire and focus-group interviews were used to gather data as a method. It was found that Padlet.com has successfully improved student teachers' English communicative skills through collaborative knowledge building in particularly learners’ preparedness (mean=3.91), academic improvement (mean=3.46), flexible learning (mean=3.78) and learning management (mean=3.89). In conclusion, it is recommended that Padlet.com be used as a future online learning tool for improving learning in the university.
Publicado
2019-06-12
Cómo citar
Tan, C. K., & Kang, H. C. (2019). Engender student-teachers’ english communication skills in a public university in Sabah. Opción, 34, 746-764. Recuperado a partir de https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/opcion/article/view/24319