18Jun 2017

IMPROVING CONTENT AND FORM IN WRITING USING MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES.

  • B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent University,India.
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The present study explores the impact of the process approach in a multimedia environment. The role of multimedia technologies for the improvement of content and form in writing skills has not been empirically investigated. Hence, a Multimedia package for writing skills (MMPWS) was developed and implemented in the present study. After the implementation phase, the efficacy of the multimedia package was evaluated using a true experimental design.The sample size of the study comprised of 60 students with a control group of n=30 and experimental group of n=30. The experimental group was exposed to process approach in the multimedia language lab. The control group was also exposed to process approach in the traditional classroom environment. The impact of both the approaches was assessed using quantitative methods. The results revealed a positive correlation for content and negative correlation for form. Some interesting findings emerged from the study.

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[Vijayakumar. S and Srinivasan. M. P. (2017); IMPROVING CONTENT AND FORM IN WRITING USING MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jun). 603-613] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

S.Vijayakumar
B.S.Abdur Rahman University.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4456      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4456

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