Content of review 1, reviewed on August 23, 2020
Overall, The study addresses an important issue in the field of educational technology. It aims to investigate the impact of computer-assisted language learning in-house professional development trainings on female teachers’ pedagogy at a Saudi Arabian university. The findings showed that participant teachers could not successfully utilize their skills to incorporate technology effectively in their teaching due to the institutional constraints; such as intense curriculum.
Strengths: • The study has a clear aim • The study utilised suitable research methodology and data collection tools to achieve the research aim • The analytic tool was well explained • The presentation of the findings is clear and easy to follow
Minor areas for development: The authors stated at the beginning of the article "the question of how technology is integrated into the Saudi EFL classrooms remains unanswered (Alqarni, 2015; Alshahrani & Al-Shehri, 2012). So, maybe it would be better if they include a few sentences on the status of current research on technology in the context of Saudi Arabia. This would strengthen their research by showing that their study contributes in bridging the gap of educational technology research in KSA.
Source
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References
Osama, S. A., Ahmed, S. P. S., Hussain, B. M. 2017. Impact of CALL in-house professional development training on teachers' pedagogy: An evaluative study. Cogent Education.
