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Live Broadcast Classroom: A Feasible Solution for Chinese Rural Weak Education

Live Broadcast Classroom: A Feasible Solution for Chinese Rural Weak Education

Yuxia Zhou, Ying Xiong
Copyright: © 2017 |Volume: 15 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 16
ISSN: 1539-3100|EISSN: 1539-3119|EISBN13: 9781522511090|DOI: 10.4018/IJDET.2017070103
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Zhou, Yuxia, and Ying Xiong. "Live Broadcast Classroom: A Feasible Solution for Chinese Rural Weak Education." IJDET vol.15, no.3 2017: pp.31-46. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJDET.2017070103

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Zhou, Y. & Xiong, Y. (2017). Live Broadcast Classroom: A Feasible Solution for Chinese Rural Weak Education. International Journal of Distance Education Technologies (IJDET), 15(3), 31-46. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJDET.2017070103

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Zhou, Yuxia, and Ying Xiong. "Live Broadcast Classroom: A Feasible Solution for Chinese Rural Weak Education," International Journal of Distance Education Technologies (IJDET) 15, no.3: 31-46. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJDET.2017070103

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Abstract

Inequity between urban and rural education prevalently exists in China. A Lack of qualified teachers is the main reason for disadvantaged education in rural areas. In order to solve this problem, Live Broadcast Classroom was adopted for use in grade 5 English classes. 90 students and 3 teachers of 3 classes from two primary schools in Yunnan Province were selected as participants. As for methodology, quantitative and qualitative methods were used. Results showed it was feasible to use Live Broadcast Classroom in solving the inequity problem in micro-level education (i.e., classroom): the gap between students' scores and attitudes towards English between urban and rural classes was narrowed. Challenges still exist and some suggestions are put forward in the end.

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