The Effectiveness of ICT-based Learning in Improving English Skills of Elementary School Teacher College Students

This research aims to investigate the effectiveness of ICT-based learning on improving all aspects of the
English skills of Elementary School Teacher College students. To achieve that goal, we use an experimental
methodology with a pretest and post-test design of two groups, using the cluster random sampling. For this
research, there were nine classes of Elementary School Teacher College students who enrolled in the
Integrated English course with a total of 311 people as the population. From that population, we took samples
consisted of four classes: two classes, consist of 76 people that treated with blended learning, and the other
two classes, consisting of 73 people, using conventional learning. In this research, we focus on the skillsets of
the English Language they are reading, writing, listening, and speaking. To test students’ ability in the first
three skills, we used some form of descriptions, while for the speaking skills, we collected data using
observation sheets. SPSS version 20 was used for the analysis of pretest and post-test data using the Manova
test and Normalized gain (N-gain). Manova’s result showed that a significant difference in English language
skills, which can be concluded that the treatment that combines the Moodle-based e-learning and face-toface
classes has effectively impacted students’ English skills.