Effects of Competitive Team-Based Learning on EFL Students’ Motivation in Paragraph Writing
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This study investigates the effects of competitive team-based learning on EFL students’ motivation in paragraph writing. The study employed a quasi-experimental design. Two sections of 45 second year economics department students participated in the study. While the 23 students were assigned as treatment group and learned through competitive team- based learning method, the other 22 students were taken as comparison group, and they learned through conventional method. Data were obtained through close ended motivation questionnaire, and the data were analyzed using independent sample t-test and paired sample t-test. The results revealed that treatment group students who learned through CTBL exhibited a statistically significant improvement in their motivation in paragraph writing classes compared to the comparison group who learned in conventional way. The findings show that competitive team- based learning is important method to improve EFL students’ motivation in paragraph writing lessons. Hence, this study recommends other researchers, teachers and syllabus designers to give due attention to CTBL when carrying out any academic activities such as classroom teaching, material developing and conducting further researches.
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