Investigating students’ use of online annotation tool in an online reading environment

Studies on the use of technology as a learning tool to improve student learning and educational outcomes have been considerably reported. It is believed that technologies can be used to effectively promote learning and support learner-centred approaches. The present study describes how students used...

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Main Authors:	Nor Fariza Mohd Nor, Hazita Azman, Afendi Hamat
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Language:	English
Published:	Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2013
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6586/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6586/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6586/1/3655-9500-1-PB.pdf

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spelling	ukm-65862016-12-14T06:41:36Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6586/ Investigating students’ use of online annotation tool in an online reading environment Nor Fariza Mohd Nor, Hazita Azman, Afendi Hamat, Studies on the use of technology as a learning tool to improve student learning and educational outcomes have been considerably reported. It is believed that technologies can be used to effectively promote learning and support learner-centred approaches. The present study describes how students used an online annotation tool to help them interact more effectively with the assigned online reading materials. The study presents findings based on the students’ usage of the Annotation tool; a type of technological tool which is designed to facilitate textual annotations and information sharing among the students when they read the assigned online materials The students are first year students who are enrolled for a compulsory subject in the English language Studies bachelor degree program. The students reported that they have difficulty understanding the new theories, concepts and terms taught in the course. Therefore, an online reading system, which integrates an online Annotation tool was designed to help students read the online materials. Data obtained from the survey questionnaire, which were distributed to 81 students and focus group interviews with 14 students revealed that the students managed to use the Annotation tool to process and comprehend the online reading texts in a more structured and systematic manner, compared to writing off line notes on the reading materials. They were also able to share their online notes and discuss the online reading materials with their friends and lecturers The results suggests that the employment of Annotation tool in a guided and structured way assist the students in their interactions with online reading materials. Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6586/1/3655-9500-1-PB.pdf Nor Fariza Mohd Nor, and Hazita Azman, and Afendi Hamat, (2013) Investigating students’ use of online annotation tool in an online reading environment. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 19 (3). pp. 87-101. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournal.ukm.my/3l/issue/archive
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description	Studies on the use of technology as a learning tool to improve student learning and educational outcomes have been considerably reported. It is believed that technologies can be used to effectively promote learning and support learner-centred approaches. The present study describes how students used an online annotation tool to help them interact more effectively with the assigned online reading materials. The study presents findings based on the students’ usage of the Annotation tool; a type of technological tool which is designed to facilitate textual annotations and information sharing among the students when they read the assigned online materials The students are first year students who are enrolled for a compulsory subject in the English language Studies bachelor degree program. The students reported that they have difficulty understanding the new theories, concepts and terms taught in the course. Therefore, an online reading system, which integrates an online Annotation tool was designed to help students read the online materials. Data obtained from the survey questionnaire, which were distributed to 81 students and focus group interviews with 14 students revealed that the students managed to use the Annotation tool to process and comprehend the online reading texts in a more structured and systematic manner, compared to writing off line notes on the reading materials. They were also able to share their online notes and discuss the online reading materials with their friends and lecturers The results suggests that the employment of Annotation tool in a guided and structured way assist the students in their interactions with online reading materials.
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author	Nor Fariza Mohd Nor, Hazita Azman, Afendi Hamat,
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title	Investigating students’ use of online annotation tool in an online reading environment
title_short	Investigating students’ use of online annotation tool in an online reading environment
title_full	Investigating students’ use of online annotation tool in an online reading environment
title_fullStr	Investigating students’ use of online annotation tool in an online reading environment
title_full_unstemmed	Investigating students’ use of online annotation tool in an online reading environment
title_sort	investigating students’ use of online annotation tool in an online reading environment
publisher	Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM
publishDate	2013
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