Just in Time Teaching: A Strategy to Encourage Students’ Engagement

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Published: Oct 3, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.19183/how.23.2.163
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Just in Time Teaching, technology in education, web 2.0

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Lorena Andrea López Cupita
Universidad de Cundinamarca

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This qualitative research study was carried out with two groups of students at a beginner English level; the students were in the fourth semester of psychology at a Colombian university. The overall aim of this action research study was to analyze learners’ perceptions of the strategy Just in Time Teaching in a web 2.0. The data were collected through students’ artifacts, journals, and interviews. Results of this study indicate that students perceived the strategy of Just in Time Teaching as a means to engage them in the designed activities; it was manifested by investing time to extend knowledge and promoting participation by reducing the affective filter.

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López Cupita, L. A. (2016). Just in Time Teaching: A Strategy to Encourage Students’ Engagement. HOW, 23(2), 89–105. https://doi.org/10.19183/how.23.2.163
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Vol. 23 No. 2: (July/December 2016)
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Lorena Andrea López Cupita, Universidad de Cundinamarca

Lorena Andrea López Cupita holds an MA in applied linguistics to TEFL from Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Colombia. She also holds a BA in Spanish and English from Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, Colombia. She is currently working as a full time English teacher at Universidad de Cundinamarca.
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