Review The Impact of E-learning Program on Dictation Skills of Primary School Students Based on Design Principles

Abstract

The aim of this study is to review the impact of e-learning program on the dictation skills of third grade primary school students based on educational design principles. This study is full field in the form of quasi – experiment. Statistical society included 62 female students of shahid mahdavi third base elementary school of region one of Tehran city education. Sampling in this study is done using random sampling method. Samples divided to two equal control and experimental groups and the experimental group learned dictation lesson in three months using web based e-Learning program that was designed by the researcher and approved by the 16 relevant specialists in the ministry of education and universities. Control group were instructed using Traditional classroom method. Analysis of obtained data using statistical T test of independent groups showed that there is a significant relationship between the use of E-learning program of dictation and academic progress of third grade students of primary school in dictation lesson. Similarly, there is a significant difference between academic progress of students who learned dictation using web based program and students who learned dictation using traditional method. In addition, the findings showed that there is a significant difference between pre-requisite capabilities in dictation lesson including visual, Auditory and movement skills in the end test of experimental and control group showed significant differences between dictation and pre-requisite elements.

Keywords

• e-learning
• third graders
• spelling skills
• principles of educational design