The effect of computer assisted instruction (CAI) VS. Traditional instruction on the second grade students learning English in the female high schools of district 1 in Tabriz

The proper application of new technologies such as computer and its related equipment, especially multimedia in instruction and learning is highly important which help to improve teaching and learning process. The main purpose of the present research was to study the effect of Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) compared with the traditional instruction on the second grade high school students’ learning English .The statistical population of this research was all the female students in the second grade high schools of District 1 in Tabriz in 1391-92 who were 489 students. The sample of the study included 44 students who were randomly selected from among the second grades of these high schools and randomly assigned in two groups of 22, one experimented group and one control group. This study was a quasi-experimental research. The teacher made pretest – post test and English instructional package were used to collect the data. The hypotheses were analyzed using T – test and ANOVA in SPSS software. The results confirmed that computer assisted instruction had a significant effect on learning different aspects of the English language: grammar and sentence structure, writing skills, vocabulary and idioms, and reading comprehension.