Oral participation practices in classroom among university students in Afghanistan

This study aimed at exploring factors affecting classroom participation among students in the English department of Laghman University, Afghanistan. More precisely, this research discovered factors related to teachers and class-size that hinder students’ practice of oral participation in the classro...

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Main Authors: Atifnigar, Hamza, Bawar, Hedayatullah, Momand, Malan, Abdul Hamid, Siti Aishah
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spelling my.utm.1011712023-06-01T09:31:35Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/101171/ Oral participation practices in classroom among university students in Afghanistan Atifnigar, Hamza Bawar, Hedayatullah Momand, Malan Abdul Hamid, Siti Aishah LB2300 Higher Education This study aimed at exploring factors affecting classroom participation among students in the English department of Laghman University, Afghanistan. More precisely, this research discovered factors related to teachers and class-size that hinder students’ practice of oral participation in the classroom. In collecting the data, this study employed mixed-method research with concurrent design. An adapted questionnaire and a semi-structured interview have been used as the data collection instrument of this study. An online survey questionnaire was conducted with 110 respondents. In addition, a semi-structured interview was conducted with five of the respondents at the English Department of Laghman University. The data from the questionnaire was descriptively analyzed through using statistical package for social science (SPSS), and the semi-structured interview data were thematically analyzed and interpreted. The findings revealed that classsize related factor is the first influential factor in affecting oral participation among students and it is due to having large number students in a class. Teacher’s related factor is the second influential factor that affects the oral participation of students. Majority claimed that teachers’ approach, behavior, and qualification have prominent impact on their level of oral participation. Based on the finding, it can be seen that class-size related, and teachers’ factors affected oral participation of the students at the English Department of Laghman University. It is recommended that the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan strive to decrease the number of students in each class and enforce teachers in implementing a student-centered learning approach while teaching. Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/101171/1/SitiAishah2022_OralParticipationPracticesinClassroom.pdf Atifnigar, Hamza and Bawar, Hedayatullah and Momand, Malan and Abdul Hamid, Siti Aishah (2022) Oral participation practices in classroom among university students in Afghanistan. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 11 (1). pp. 409-420. ISSN 2252-8822 http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v11i1.21865 DOI: 10.11591/ijere.v11i1.21865
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Atifnigar, Hamza
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Momand, Malan
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Oral participation practices in classroom among university students in Afghanistan
description This study aimed at exploring factors affecting classroom participation among students in the English department of Laghman University, Afghanistan. More precisely, this research discovered factors related to teachers and class-size that hinder students’ practice of oral participation in the classroom. In collecting the data, this study employed mixed-method research with concurrent design. An adapted questionnaire and a semi-structured interview have been used as the data collection instrument of this study. An online survey questionnaire was conducted with 110 respondents. In addition, a semi-structured interview was conducted with five of the respondents at the English Department of Laghman University. The data from the questionnaire was descriptively analyzed through using statistical package for social science (SPSS), and the semi-structured interview data were thematically analyzed and interpreted. The findings revealed that classsize related factor is the first influential factor in affecting oral participation among students and it is due to having large number students in a class. Teacher’s related factor is the second influential factor that affects the oral participation of students. Majority claimed that teachers’ approach, behavior, and qualification have prominent impact on their level of oral participation. Based on the finding, it can be seen that class-size related, and teachers’ factors affected oral participation of the students at the English Department of Laghman University. It is recommended that the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan strive to decrease the number of students in each class and enforce teachers in implementing a student-centered learning approach while teaching.
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author Atifnigar, Hamza
Bawar, Hedayatullah
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Abdul Hamid, Siti Aishah
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title Oral participation practices in classroom among university students in Afghanistan
title_short Oral participation practices in classroom among university students in Afghanistan
title_full Oral participation practices in classroom among university students in Afghanistan
title_fullStr Oral participation practices in classroom among university students in Afghanistan
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