The use of visuals in a2 level efl high school exams

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Thesis Type: Postgraduate

Institution Of The Thesis: Ondokuz Mayıs University, Lisansüstü Eğitim Enstitüsü, YABANCI DİLLER ANABİLİM DALI, Turkey

Approval Date: 2018

Thesis Language: English

Student: İBRAHİM KAYACAN

Supervisor: Nalan Kızıltan

Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection

Abstract:

The main aim of this study is to discuss whether the types of visuals used in A2 level EFL high school exams affect students' academic achievement. 80 high school students in a public Anatolian high school took part in this study. 40 students in the experimental group took an exam the questions of which were accompanied by visuals while 40 students in the control group were given the achievement test without visuals. The study shows that the students comprehend the questions better and answer them more correctly when the questions in the exam are presented with visuals. In terms of gender, the females perceived the visuals better than the males and their correct answers were more in numbers. In addition, in the study, the students' perceptions towards the use of visuals in the exams have been highlighted. The results generally show that the experimental group has positive perceptions towards the use of visuals. Based on the findings, the visuals as a language cue in EFL exams seem to have affected the students' comprehension competence.