The Role of Using iPad Technology on Enhancing Students' Motivation towards Learning English Language from Parents' and Teachers' Perspectives in Jenin Governorate

EasyChair Preprint 2510

Abstract

This study aimed to find out the role of iPad on enhancing students' motivation towards learning English Language in Jenin governorate. In order to achieve this goal, quantitative and qualitative methods were conducted. Data were gathered through classroom observations, interviews and questionnaires. This study also presents the experience of using iPads with a group of forty students from fifth graders in Haifa Basic girls' school during the scholastic year 2016-2017.

The results showed that there was a very high degree of students' attitudes towards learning English through iPad. It also showed that there was positive attitudes towards using iPad in learning English from the parents' perspectives, and there were significant differences at (α = 0.05) in parents' perspectives due to their gender in favor of female. Besides, classroom observations' results showed that the total degree of teacher's attitude towards the use of iPad in motivating students towards learning English language is dramatically increasing, and it showed a very high level of students' performances during English classes. It also indicated that there were statistical significant differences at (α =0.05) in the teacher's observations attributed to the variable of weeks, and these differences were in favor of the later weeks of the experiment.

Based on these results, the researchers recommended the Ministry of Education, and teachers to adopt iPad as an educational tool and use it in their teaching. Also, professional development for teachers should be utilized to keep abreast of changes and developments in knowledge and technology.

Keyphrases: English language, iPad, motivation

@booklet{EasyChair:2510,
  author    = {Ayat Tarazi and Suzan Arafat},
  title     = {The Role of Using iPad Technology on Enhancing Students' Motivation towards Learning English Language from Parents' and Teachers' Perspectives in Jenin Governorate},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 2510},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2020}}