CALL and students' achievement: an educational study

Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) is now used in a variety of instructional settings. It can easily generate learner-centered, self-pacing activity. As in other programmed learning packages, CALL can change the proportion of learning from teacher-led to learner-controlled activity. There is a demand for technologically equipped teachers to meet the requirements of future generation teaching. In CALL and Students' Achievement: an Educational Study, the investigator is concerned about the effect of CALL in English Language Teaching. The study is conducted with the objective to ascertain the achievement of students taught through CALL and NON-CALL with reference to giftedness, gender, and motivation. Based on the findings of the study, it is concluded that CALL can significantly enhance the students' achievement in English language learning as compared to the conventional methods. CALL may not be a significant determiner for the achievement of the gifted students, and non-gifted students are much benefited by learning through CALL irrespective of the gender. Students are more motivated by the autonomy enhanced by CALL as compared to the conventional methods. Key words: CALL, Achievement, Educational Study