Enhancing EFL pre-service teachers’ affordance noticing and utilizating with the Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence strategies: An exploratory study of a customizable virtual environment platform

Jaeho Jeon, Seongyong Lee, Hohsung Choe

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Abstract

Although numerous studies have reported educational benefits of virtual environment (VE), little is known about whether the design-based learning project of developing VEs contributes to pre-service EFL teachers’ noticing and utilizing of its pedagogical affordances. Drawing on the affordance theory and the synthesis of qualitative evidence (SQD), this study first aimed to explore the pedagogical affordances of VEs noticed by 78 Korean EFL pre-service teachers. It further investigated how the participants gained benefits in noticing and using these affordances from the SQD-based VE development project. We adopted a qualitative-dominant mixed research approach with multiple data sources, such as interviews, group discussions, reflective journals, and a survey. The findings reported four pedagogical affordances, including communication, engaging learning environment, constructability, and multimodal sharing. The findings also showed that the participants positively evaluated the SQD strategies for noticing and utilizing those affordances in their projects by activating their teacher agency. The study suggests the SQD strategies for the interactive learning environment in which EFL pre-service students can be trained to activate their agency in noticing and using ICT affordances. Academic and practical implications for pre-service teacher training and future research are suggested.

Original languageEnglish
Article number104620
JournalComputers and Education
Volume190
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Gamification
  • Teacher agency
  • Teacher professional development
  • The synthesis of qualitative evidence
  • Virtual environment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Computer Science
  • Education

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