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Appendix A

Consent Form Sent to Parents of Participants in Experiment
(Translated into Hebrew and printed on Har V'Gai Regional School paper)
Dear Parents:
The Har V'Gai Regional School has decided to organize a research project to evaluate various instructional procedures in 11^th grade English classes during the up-coming academic year. We hope that this research will aid the English staff in improving English instruction in future years.
In the course of their normal studies, the students will be asked to participate in various activities that have been used in the past at the "5 Point Bagrut" level of the 11^th grade. At the beginning and end of the year the students will be asked to fill out questionnaires about their opinions about many of these instructional procedures. The entire project will take place during regular school time, with no additional time requirements, or additional work requirements, for the students.
Students names will be on the forms only to match up the initial questionnaires with the final questionnaires. All identifying information will be removed and no data will be reported that identifies individual students.
Participation in this research project is totally voluntary. Only students who agree to, and whose parents/guardians agree, will be able to fill out the questionnaires. Any student may leave the project at any time during the academic year. There are no penalties for not participating or leaving the project.
This research project will be organized by James Backer (Kibbutz Gadot, tel: 06/6939338), a doctoral student of Nova Southeastern University (Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA). Mr. Backer will be happy to answer any questions the students or parents/guardians have about the research project. Mr. Backer's research advisor is Professor Trudy Abramson (SCIS Nova Southeastern University, 3100 SW 9^th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA 3315, tel: 954-262-2070).
We request that you fill out the consent form, below, as required by Nova Southeastern University. We thank you, in advance, for your cooperation.
Sincerely,

Eli Bliech
Pedagogical Director
The Har V'Gai Regional School
Kibbutz Dafna Shraga Shatil, Principal
High School
The Har V'Gai Regional School
Kibbutz Dafna Wendy Segal, Chairperson
English Staff
The Har V'Gai Regional School
Kibbutz Dafna

The parent/guardian is asked to fill out the form below and send it to Eli Bliech, Pedagogical Director, The Har V'Gai Regional School, Kibbutz Dafna, D.N. Upper Galilee 12235.
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I hereby agree to the participation of _____________________________(name of 11^th grade student) in the research project that Har V'Gai Regional School is organizing for the up-coming school year.

___________________________
(signature of parent/guardian) ___________________
(date)

Appendix B
Questionnaire 1 (Pretest and Posttest)
This will be the basis of both the pretest and the posttest. In the pretest, there will be no questions about using MOO (question number 8 in each section) or about using the World Wide Web (question number 14 in each section). In the posttest, all participants will be asked about using the World Wide Web and the experimental group will be asked about using MOO. These questionnaires will be translated and administered in Hebrew, with Russian translations for those who need it.

Family Name:__________________ First Name:________________________
Gender: Male / Female
Name of English Teacher:___________________________
Name of English Teacher last year:_________________________________
During the school year, your teachers ask you to do many different activities while in English class. The English staff is interested in your opinions about these activities. Do the activities cause you feelings of anxiety (being insecure, uncomfortable, or unhappy about being in class)? Are the activities interesting? Are they relevant to you? While you are doing them, do they make you feel that you are "in control" of your learning and that you are succeeding in the activity? After you finish the activity, are you satisfied that your time was well spent?
Please answer the following questions as best as you can. Please do not discuss the questions with your friends while you are filling out the questionnaire. If you have a question, please ask your teacher, not other students.
Thank you very much for taking part in this survey.

Anxiety
Do these activities make you feel insecure, uncomfortable, and/or unhappy? Do you worry about your ability to do these activities? Would you rather do something else? On the scale, 1 represents the LEAST anxiety and 5 represents the MOST anxiety.

1. To what extent are you anxious about spending class time reading English passages and then answering questions about them? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

2. To what extent are you anxious about spending class time reading books that you choose from the English library? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

3. To what extent are you anxious about spending class time doing English grammar exercises? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

4. To what extent are you anxious about spending time listening to the teacher explain things while standing in front of the class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

5. To what extent are you anxious about taking quizzes and tests in English class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

6. To what extent are you anxious about spending class time listening to English prerecorded songs on the tape recorder and then doing exercises about them? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

7. To what extent are you anxious about spending class time doing listening comprehension exercises from the tape recorder? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

8. To what extent are you anxious about spending class time doing MOO on the computer? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

9. To what extent are you anxious about speaking English to the whole class while sitting in your chair? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

10. To what extent are you anxious about speaking English to the whole class while standing in front of the class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

11. To what extent are you anxious about speaking English in small groups during class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

12. To what extent are you anxious about spending class time studying English material prerecorded on video (TV, movies, etc.) and then doing exercises about the video material? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

13. To what extent are you anxious about spending class time writing things in English? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

14. To what extent are you anxious about using the World Wide Web (web pages) during English class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

15. To what extent are you anxious about English lessons, in general? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

INTEREST
How interesting are each of these activities? How much do they arouse your curiosity? How much fun are they? How much do you enjoy doing them during English class? On the scale, 1 represents the LEAST interesting and 5 represents the MOST interes ting.

1. How interesting is spending class time reading English passages and then answering questions about them? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

2. How interesting is spending class time reading books that you choose from the English library? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

3. How interesting is spending class time doing English grammar exercises? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

4. How interesting is spending time listening to the teacher explain things while standing in front of the class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

5. How interesting is taking quizzes and tests in English class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

6. How interesting is spending class time listening to English prerecorded songs on the tape recorder and then doing exercises about them? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

7. How interesting is spending class time doing listening comprehension exercises from the tape recorder? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

8. How interesting is spending class time doing MOO on the computer? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

9. How interesting is speaking English to the whole class while sitting in your chair? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

10. How interesting is speaking English to the whole class while standing in front of the class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

11. How interesting is speaking English in small groups during class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

12. How interesting is spending class time studying English material prerecorded on video (TV, movies, etc.) and then doing exercises about the video material? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

13. How interesting is spending class time writing things in English? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

14. How interesting is using the World Wide Web (web pages) during English class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

15. How interesting are English lessons, in general? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

RELEVANCE
How relevant are each of these activities for you? How much do they give you of "the
important stuff"? How much do they help you in, and out, of school? On the scale, 1 represents the LEAST relevant and 5 represents the MOST relevant.

1. How relevant is spending class time reading English passages and then answering questions about them? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

2. How relevant is spending class time reading books that you choose from the English library? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

3. How relevant is spending class time doing English grammar exercises? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

4. How relevant is spending time listening to the teacher explain things while standing in front of the class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

5. How relevant is taking quizzes and tests in English class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

6. How relevant is spending class time listening to English prerecorded songs on the tape recorder and then doing exercises about them? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

7. How relevant is spending class time doing listening comprehension exercises from the tape recorder? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

8. How relevant is spending class time doing MOO on the computer? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

9. How relevant is speaking English to the whole class while sitting in your chair? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

10. How relevant is speaking English to the whole class while standing in front of the class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

11. How relevant is speaking English in small groups during class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

12. How relevant is spending class time studying English material prerecorded on video (TV, movies, etc.) and then doing exercises about the video material? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

13. How relevant is spending class time writing things in English? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

14. How relevant is using the World Wide Web (web pages) during English class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

15. How relevant are English lessons, in general? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

EXPECTANCY
How well do you expect to succeed doing each of these activities? How much do you feel "in control" of what you are doing? What grade do expect to get by doing it? On the scale, 1 represents the LEAST expected success and 5 represet s the MOST expected success.

1. How well do you expect to succeed when spending class time reading English passages and then answering questions about them? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

2. How well do you expect to succeed when spending class time reading books that you choose from the English library? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

3. How well do you expect to succeed when spending class time doing English grammar exercises? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

4. How well do you expect to succeed when spending time listening to the teacher explain things while standing in front of the class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

5. How well do you expect to succeed when taking quizzes and tests in English class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

6. How well do you expect to succeed when spending class time listening to English prerecorded songs on the tape recorder and then doing exercises about them? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

7. How well do you expect to succeed when spending class time doing listening comprehension exercises from the tape recorder? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

8. How well do you expect to succeed when spending class time doing MOO on the computer? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

9. How well do you expect to succeed when speaking English to the whole class while sitting in your chair? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

10. How well do you expect to succeed when speaking English to the whole class while standing in front of the class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

11. How well do you expect to succeed when speaking English in small groups during class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

12. How well do you expect to succeed when spending class time studying English material prerecorded on video (TV, movies, etc.) and then doing exercises about the video material? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

13. How well do you expect to succeed when spending class time writing things in English? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

14. How well do you expect to succeed when using the World Wide Web (web pages) during English class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

15. How well do you expect to succeed in English lessons, in general? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

SATISFACTION
How much educational satisfaction do you get doing these activities? How much was it worth the effort? How much do you really feel that you learned English? On the scale, 1 represents the LEAST satisfaction and 5 represents the MOST satisfact ion.

1. How much satisfaction do you get from spending class time reading English passages and then answering questions about them? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

2. How much satisfaction do you get from spending class time reading books that you choose from the English library? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

3. How much satisfaction do you get from spending class time doing English grammar exercises? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

4. How much satisfaction do you get from spending time listening to the teacher explain things while standing in front of the class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

5. How much satisfaction do you from get taking quizzes and tests in English class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

6. How much satisfaction do you get from spending class time listening to English prerecorded songs on the tape recorder and then doing exercises about them? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

7. How much satisfaction do you get from spending class time doing listening comprehension exercises from the tape recorder? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

8. How much satisfaction do you get from spending class time doing MOO on the computer? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

9. How much satisfaction do you get from speaking English to the whole class while sitting in your chair? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

10. How much satisfaction do you get from speaking English to the whole class while standing in front of the class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

11. How much satisfaction do you get from speaking English in small groups during class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

12. How much satisfaction do you get from spending class time studying English material prerecorded on video (TV, movies, etc.) and then doing exercises about the video material? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

13. How much satisfaction do you get from spending class time writing things in English? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

14. How much satisfaction do you get from using the World Wide Web (web pages) during English class? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

15. How much satisfaction do you get from English lessons, in general? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

Appendix C
Questionnaire 2 (Second Posttest)
This questionnaire will be given to the experimental group, on a separate subsequent to the posttest version of questionnaire 1. The questionnaire will be translated and administered in Hebrew, with Russian translations for those who need them.

First Name: _________________ Family Name:_____________________
Name of English teacher:________________________________

PART 1:

Please answer these questions by circling one, and only one, of the numbers.
1 is THE LEAST and 5 is THE MOST.

1) How well can you use the computer keyboard for typing English? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

2) To what extent do you feel comfortable about using computers, in general? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

Please read the following questions and then circle the best answer under each one.
3. To what extent did visiting schMOOze help you improve your ability to read English?

Not at all A little So-So A lot A great deal

4. To what extent did visiting schMOOze help you improve your ability to write English?

Not at all A little So-So A lot A great deal

5. To what extent did visiting schMOOze help you improve your English, in general?

Not at all A little So-So A lot A great deal

PART 2: Please answer these questions in ENGLISH. Write as much, or as little, as you want. You don't have to write anything, if you don't want to.
1. What were the best things, in your opinion, about visiting schMOOze during English class?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

2. What were the worst things, in your opinion, about visiting schMOOze during English class?

__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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1. To what extent are you anxious about spending class time reading English passages and then answering questions about them?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
2. To what extent are you anxious about spending class time reading books that you choose from the English library?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
3. To what extent are you anxious about spending class time doing English grammar exercises?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
4. To what extent are you anxious about spending time listening to the teacher explain things while standing in front of the class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
5. To what extent are you anxious about taking quizzes and tests in English class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
6. To what extent are you anxious about spending class time listening to English prerecorded songs on the tape recorder and then doing exercises about them?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
7. To what extent are you anxious about spending class time doing listening comprehension exercises from the tape recorder?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
8. To what extent are you anxious about spending class time doing MOO on the computer?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
9. To what extent are you anxious about speaking English to the whole class while sitting in your chair?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
10. To what extent are you anxious about speaking English to the whole class while standing in front of the class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
11. To what extent are you anxious about speaking English in small groups during class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
12. To what extent are you anxious about spending class time studying English material prerecorded on video (TV, movies, etc.) and then doing exercises about the video material?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
13. To what extent are you anxious about spending class time writing things in English?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
14. To what extent are you anxious about using the World Wide Web (web pages) during English class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
15. To what extent are you anxious about English lessons, in general?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

1. How interesting is spending class time reading English passages and then answering questions about them?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
2. How interesting is spending class time reading books that you choose from the English library?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
3. How interesting is spending class time doing English grammar exercises?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
4. How interesting is spending time listening to the teacher explain things while standing in front of the class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
5. How interesting is taking quizzes and tests in English class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
6. How interesting is spending class time listening to English prerecorded songs on the tape recorder and then doing exercises about them?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
7. How interesting is spending class time doing listening comprehension exercises from the tape recorder?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
8. How interesting is spending class time doing MOO on the computer?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
9. How interesting is speaking English to the whole class while sitting in your chair?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
10. How interesting is speaking English to the whole class while standing in front of the class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
11. How interesting is speaking English in small groups during class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
12. How interesting is spending class time studying English material prerecorded on video (TV, movies, etc.) and then doing exercises about the video material?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
13. How interesting is spending class time writing things in English?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
14. How interesting is using the World Wide Web (web pages) during English class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
15. How interesting are English lessons, in general?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

1. How relevant is spending class time reading English passages and then answering questions about them?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
2. How relevant is spending class time reading books that you choose from the English library?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
3. How relevant is spending class time doing English grammar exercises?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
4. How relevant is spending time listening to the teacher explain things while standing in front of the class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
5. How relevant is taking quizzes and tests in English class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
6. How relevant is spending class time listening to English prerecorded songs on the tape recorder and then doing exercises about them?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
7. How relevant is spending class time doing listening comprehension exercises from the tape recorder?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
8. How relevant is spending class time doing MOO on the computer?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
9. How relevant is speaking English to the whole class while sitting in your chair?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
10. How relevant is speaking English to the whole class while standing in front of the class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
11. How relevant is speaking English in small groups during class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
12. How relevant is spending class time studying English material prerecorded on video (TV, movies, etc.) and then doing exercises about the video material?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
13. How relevant is spending class time writing things in English?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
14. How relevant is using the World Wide Web (web pages) during English class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
15. How relevant are English lessons, in general?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

1. How well do you expect to succeed when spending class time reading English passages and then answering questions about them?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
2. How well do you expect to succeed when spending class time reading books that you choose from the English library?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
3. How well do you expect to succeed when spending class time doing English grammar exercises?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
4. How well do you expect to succeed when spending time listening to the teacher explain things while standing in front of the class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
5. How well do you expect to succeed when taking quizzes and tests in English class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
6. How well do you expect to succeed when spending class time listening to English prerecorded songs on the tape recorder and then doing exercises about them?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
7. How well do you expect to succeed when spending class time doing listening comprehension exercises from the tape recorder?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
8. How well do you expect to succeed when spending class time doing MOO on the computer?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
9. How well do you expect to succeed when speaking English to the whole class while sitting in your chair?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
10. How well do you expect to succeed when speaking English to the whole class while standing in front of the class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
11. How well do you expect to succeed when speaking English in small groups during class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
12. How well do you expect to succeed when spending class time studying English material prerecorded on video (TV, movies, etc.) and then doing exercises about the video material?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
13. How well do you expect to succeed when spending class time writing things in English?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
14. How well do you expect to succeed when using the World Wide Web (web pages) during English class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
15. How well do you expect to succeed in English lessons, in general?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

1. How much satisfaction do you get from spending class time reading English passages and then answering questions about them?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
2. How much satisfaction do you get from spending class time reading books that you choose from the English library?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
3. How much satisfaction do you get from spending class time doing English grammar exercises?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
4. How much satisfaction do you get from spending time listening to the teacher explain things while standing in front of the class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
5. How much satisfaction do you from get taking quizzes and tests in English class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
6. How much satisfaction do you get from spending class time listening to English prerecorded songs on the tape recorder and then doing exercises about them?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
7. How much satisfaction do you get from spending class time doing listening comprehension exercises from the tape recorder?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
8. How much satisfaction do you get from spending class time doing MOO on the computer?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
9. How much satisfaction do you get from speaking English to the whole class while sitting in your chair?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
10. How much satisfaction do you get from speaking English to the whole class while standing in front of the class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
11. How much satisfaction do you get from speaking English in small groups during class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
12. How much satisfaction do you get from spending class time studying English material prerecorded on video (TV, movies, etc.) and then doing exercises about the video material?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
13. How much satisfaction do you get from spending class time writing things in English?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
14. How much satisfaction do you get from using the World Wide Web (web pages) during English class?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
15. How much satisfaction do you get from English lessons, in general?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

1) How well can you use the computer keyboard for typing English?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5
2) To what extent do you feel comfortable about using computers, in general?	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5