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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; letter-spacing: -.15pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Although the findings of teaching method studies conducted to date have offered insights into the positive influence of novel teaching strategies on improving students&rsquo; academic performance, there is no conclusive evidence addressing the effect of integrated teaching methods on pupil&rsquo;s academic self-efficacy, academic engagement, and academic performance. This study compares the differential effects of employing an integrated teaching method on enhancing primary school students&rsquo; academic attitudes. To set the scene, 40 6th-grade students were randomly assigned to two groups: an experimental group trained using the integrated teaching method (n = 20) and a control group that stuck to the traditional teaching method (n = 20). The participating groups took Jinks and Morgan&rsquo;s academic self-efficacy, Fredricks and Blumenfield&rsquo;s academic engagement, and teacher-made academic performance pretests. Having completed 8 sessions of integrated teaching, students took the aforementioned tests as posttests. The data analysis demonstrated the effectiveness of the integrated teaching method in increasing the variables, as the participants in the control group outperformed them. The findings of the study act as a driving force for potential educational implications which are discussed in detail.

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Original Research 

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Effect of Integrated Teaching Method on Elementary Students’ Academic Self-Efficacy, Academic Engagement, and Academic Performance

As an L2 learner and teacher, you have often asked yourself why some students acquire a second language (L2) more successfully than others. On the other hand, other students seem to find difficulty with similar material. You might have noticed that some students are quick to engage with a task while others appear to disengage. How can language learning be structured in the face of these diverse responses? You might further question why the L2 acquisition of speaking or grammar (for example) is so easily taught through tasks, while the L2 acquisition of writing or listening comprehension seems resistant to this approach. These questions lie at the heart of teachers, learners, researchers, and policy makers who wish to improve L2 education. Nonetheless, there are two main aspects of L2 learning: Individual Differences (IDs) and Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT). First, IDs are broadly defined as thepersonal characteristics that make learners differ from one another in how they approach and succeed in language learning (Skehan, 1989).

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Book Review

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Book Review: Individual Differences and Task-Based Language Teaching (2024), Edited by Shaofeng Li (John Benjamins)

Individual Differences in the AI and Digital Era: The Impact of ChatGPT and Beyond

Guest Editors:
Zhisheng (Edward) Wen 
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - CPCE, Hong Kong SAR, China

Richard L. Sparks
Mt. St. Joseph University, USA

Hassan Mohebbi 
European Knowledge Development Institute, Turkey


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