1. The Effectiveness of Supplemental Online vs. Traditional Tutorials on Students’ English Proficiency and Learning Achievement Ponlak Pantahachart Faculty of Applied Arts King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand

2. Outline 1.Background 2.Objectives 3.Hypotheses 4.Scope 5.Significance of the study 6.Literature reviews

3. Outline 7.Methodology 8.Supplemental online and traditional tutorials 9.Results 10.Conclusion and discussion 11.Suggestions

4. Background of the Study English 1 course Students’ English proficiency Lack of electronic instructional media Lack of motivation in learning English

5. Research Questions 1.Do supplemental online and traditional tutorials cause differences in learners’ English language proficiency? 2.Do supplemental online and traditional tutorials cause differences in learners’ learning achievement in English 1 course? 3.What are the learners’ attitudes towards the supplemental online and traditional tutorials?

6. Objectives The effects of supplemental online and traditional tutorials towards the students’ English language proficiency The effects of supplemental online and traditional tutorials towards the students’ learning achievement in English 1 course The students’ attitudes towards supplemental online and traditional tutorials

7. 1.Average English proficiency test scores 2.Average learning achievement scores Hypotheses

8. Scope of the Study Population controlled and experimental groups English 1 course New Inside Out (Pre-Intermediate)

9. Scope of the Study Data Analysis English proficiency test (pre/post) Midterm and final exams Student attitudes

10. Definitions of Terms Supplemental online tutorial http://insideouttutorial.net Supplemental traditional tutorial New Inside Out exercises English language proficiency Learning achievement

11. Significance of the Study Learners’ option for self-access learning A way of teaching or evaluation Positive attitudes Motivation To understand the class contents

12. Literature Reviews English language proficiency Learning achievement Online and traditional methods

13. Related Studies The effectiveness of a supplemental online tutorial vs. tradition instruction Zubas, P., Heiss, C. & Pedersen, M. (2006) Internet-based learning Cook, D. A. et. al. (2008) The effects of online instruction on students’ achievement Al-Jarf, R.S.(2005) Computer vs. workbook instruction Nagata, N. (1996)

14. Methodology Subjects Research Tools Data Collection

15. Subjects First-year undergraduate students Course: English 1 (academic year 1/2009) Groups: controlled and experimental

16. Research Tools Pretest and posttest (proficiency test) Midterm and final exams Supplemental online tutorial Supplemental traditional tutorial Questionnaires Interview

17. Research Tools Pretest and posttest (proficiency test) Sukamolson, S. (2000) Midterm and final exams Content from New Inside Out (Pre- Intermediate)

18. Supplemental Online Tutorial Go to http://insideouttutorial.net log in (with given username & password) Do the exercises Get immediate feedback Check their scores

19. Supplemental Traditional Tutorial Students received the tutorial. They handed it in the following week. They received the answer key. Possible questions and answers

20. Research Tools Questionnaires Attitudes towards doing tutorials in English 1 course Attitudes towards supplemental online/traditional tutorials Attitudes towards the formats and styles of the tutorials Interview

21. Data Collection Simple random sampling The students took the proficiency test (pretest). Divided them into controlled and experimental groups Same teaching methods and lesson plans Controlled group (supplemental traditional tutorial) Experimental group (supplemental online tutorial)

22. Data Collection (continued) Posttest Questionnaires Interview Data analysis Test of normality Independent t-test Mean and S.D.

23. Results English language proficiency Learning achievement Attitudes towards supplemental online/traditional tutorials

24. English Language Proficiency

25. Learning Achievement Midterm exam

26. Learning Achievement Final exam

27. Attitudes (Supplemental Online Tutorial) 1 - 14 15 - 36 37 - 50

28. Usefulness of tutorial Satisfaction with the supplemental online tutorial Formats and styles Attitudes (Supplemental Online Tutorial)

29. Attitudes (Supplemental Traditional Tutorial) 1 - 14 15 - 37 38 - 50

30. Usefulness of tutorial Satisfaction with the supplemental traditional tutorial Formats and styles Attitudes (Supplemental Traditional Tutorial)

31. Conclusion & Discussion English language proficiency Learning achievement

32. English Language Proficiency No statistically significant difference Content of the tutorials Effects on students’ language proficiency

33. Learning Achievement MidtermFinal Statistically significant difference Content familiarity (Al-Shumaimeri, Y. A. N.,2006) Format and styles of the tutorials

34. Suggestions Add one more experimental group exposed to both supplemental online and traditional tutorials Add one more group without tutorials

35. Limitations Facilities Self-access learning skills Motivation