scholarly journals Writing Skills, Knowledge, Motivation, and Strategic Behavior Predict Students’ Persuasive Writing Performance in the Context of Robust Writing Instruction

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 (3) ◽  
pp. 487-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Graham ◽  
Kausalai Wijekumar ◽  
Karen R. Harris ◽  
Pui-Wa Lei ◽  
Evan Fishman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Writing Instruction ◽  
Strategic Behavior ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Persuasive Writing ◽  
Writing Performance

scholarly journals The Effect of Project-Based Learning Model on Persuasive Writing Skills of Saudi EFL Secondary School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Majed Ghazai Alotaibi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Persuasive Writing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of project-based learning model on persuasive writing skills of Saudi EFL secondary students. The design of the study was quasi-experimental approach using pre and posttest for control and experimental groups. Participants were consisted of (59) students of third grade secondary school, randomly divided into two groups: experimental group consisted of (30) students and control group consisted of (29) students. Experimental group was taught using project-based learning while control group was taught using the traditional method. All participants were tested using the pre/post persuasive writing performance test before and after the intervention. The difference between the posttest's mean scores of the control and experimental groups were calculated using independent samples T-test. The result showed that there was a significant difference between the posttest's mean scores of the control and the experimental groups in favor of the experimental group. It was concluded that participants’ level of persuasive writing performance significantly developed after receiving the explicit project-based learning model.

scholarly journals Analyzing Writing Tasks in Japanese High School English Textbooks: English I, II, and Writing

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Mayumi Kobayakawa
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Writing Instruction ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
High School English ◽  
English Classes ◽  
Free Writing ◽  
Guided Writing ◽  
English Textbooks ◽  
English I

A quantitative comparative analysis of writing tasks in English I, II, and Writing textbooks was conducted in this study. Writing tasks in the textbooks were classified into four categories: controlled writing, guided writing, translation, and free writing; and 14 subcategories. The results of the analysis show that both English I and II textbooks featured mostly controlled writing tasks and fill-in-the-blank with translation tasks, while Writing textbooks included various translation and controlled writing tasks. Overall, guided writing and free writing tasks rarely appeared in the textbooks analyzed. According to the Japanese government’s (MEXT) course of study, writing instruction is generally related to free writing tasks. Therefore, free writing skills are necessary to develop students’ practical communication abilities as defined by MEXT. These findings suggest that teachers need to support the development of practical communication abilities by proactively increasing the free writing activities in English classes. 高等学校英語教科書における「書くこと」の課題比較分析：英語Ⅰ・Ⅱ、ライティングについて 本研究では、英語Ⅰ・Ⅱ、ライティング教科書における「書くこと」の課題の量的比較分析を行った。分類方法としては、教科書の書く活動を制限作文、誘導作文、和文英訳、自由英作文の4つに大別し、さらにこれらの活動を14種類の課題に分類した。分析結果によると、英語Ⅰ・Ⅱ教科書では制限作文や日本文を見て一文埋める問題、ライティング教科書では和文英訳や制限作文の課題が多く設定されていた。全体的な特徴として、誘導作文と自由英作文の課題の占める割合は少なかった。「書くこと」に関する学習指導要領の記述内容は主に自由英作文の課題と関連していることから、文部科学省が定義する「実践的コミュニケーション能力」を育成するためには、自由英作文を書く技能が必要である。したがって、英語授業における書く活動では、自由英作文を書く機会を積極的に増やすことにより、「実践的コミュニケーション能力」の育成を支援する必要があると示唆される。

Improvement of writing skills during college: A multi-year cross-sectional and longitudinal study of undergraduate writing performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 12-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Oppenheimer ◽  
Franklin Zaromb ◽  
James R. Pomerantz ◽  
Jean C. Williams ◽  
Yoon Soo Park
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Writing Performance

The Effectiveness of Facebook Group Discussions on Writing Performance: A Study in Matriculation College

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Ng Sau Ping ◽  
Mahendran Maniam
Keyword(s):  
Language Skills ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

<p>Matriculation a pre-tertiary program offered by Ministry of Education for students who have completed their ‘Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia’s’ (SPM) examinations successfully. These excellent students will be required to sit for the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) before pursuing their studies in local colleges and universities. MUET comprises all the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. However, matriculation students are still unable to perform well in MUET examination especially the writing component. Researcher aimed to see whether Facebook group discussions can be used as a medium to improve writing skills of students. The main purpose of this study is to look at the effectiveness of Facebook group discussion in writing performance and college students’ perception of using Facebook discussion. This study tested the effect of Facebook discussions by comparing 2 groups of learners (a control group and an experimental group) on writing tasks. The scores of Pre and Post test for both groups will be compared after treatment method of Facebook group discussion on the experimental group. Learners’ attitudes towards the usage of Facebook group discussion and aspects of Facebook that help students to express their opinion. Discussions of the findings will include suggestions on whether Facebook discussions can be used to improve writing performance.</p>

An integrated approach to foreign language writing instruction

2004 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-57
Author(s):  
Corinne Mesana
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Writing Instruction ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Recent Book ◽  
Foreign Language Writing ◽  
Language Writing

Abstract This paper puts forth the need for further integration of research on writing-as-a-process in foreign language writing and teaching practices. Several problems are identified concerning the teaching and learning of writing skills, as most teachers attend to the product – its originality, clarity and correctness, and recent popular textbooks on French language and culture still focus on the product and rarely on the process. The extensive research on writing-as-a-process in both Francophone and North American applied linguistics for L1 and L2 does not seem to have had the same repercussions on foreign language teaching or material development as it did on L2 writing skills for ESL/EFL. Here, I propose an integrative approach to writing instruction comprising different findings in process writing, self- and peer-assessment and cross-cultural awareness. The design of a six-step approach stems from a recent book on the pedagogy of writing skills (Mesana-Alais, 2001) and shows how to explore and produce genre-based texts.

scholarly journals Improving the experiment report writing skills of fifth graders through the discovery learning method

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Rita Indriyanti ◽  
Zuhdan Kun Prasetyo
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Fifth Graders ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Discovery Learning ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Report Writing ◽  
Minimum Criteria

This study aimed to improve the experimental report writing skills through the discovery learning method of the fifth graders of  Muhammadiyah Sapen Elementary School Yogyakarta. This study was classroom action research. The subjects were 26 students of the fifth grade. The techniques for collecting data were observation, task, and documentation. The instruments of the data collection were observation sheets and writing performance. The result of this study showed that the process approach with the discovery learning method could improve the experimental report writing skills of the fifth-grade students of Muhammadiyah Sapen Elementary School Yogyakarta. It could be seen from the result of students’ observation sheet and writing performance. The observation result indicated the increase of the process and result of experimental report writing skills with the average score of 74.88 in Cycle I to 89.38 in Cycle II. The percentage of the Minimum Criteria for Mastery Learning in Cycle I was 60% and increased to 96% in Cycle II, with 24 the students achieved the mastery level and one failed. This showed that the students’ classical mastery was achieved.

scholarly journals A Problem-based Learning Approach and Its Effects on the Writing Performance of Nigerian Undergraduates

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-35
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mukhtar Aliyu ◽  
Yong Mei Fung ◽  
Sabariah Md. Rashid ◽  
Vahid Nimehchisalem
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Post Treatment ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Content Organisation ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Writing Instructors

Writing is considered as an important but a difficult language skill for undergraduates. To develop writing skills, undergraduates need to be given the opportunity to interact with and help one another in the writing process. They also need to be supported by teachers in the process. However, most of the traditional teaching methods adopted by writing instructors in Nigeria do not allow students to interact in the learning process. In this light, this study investigates the effects of a problem-based learning approach (PBL) on the writing performance of Nigerian undergraduates. The study employed a pre- and- post-treatment quasi-experimental research design. The participants (n=18) involved in the study were an intact class of second-year students taking English composition course and two tutors in a college in North-eastern Nigeria. The study was conducted over a period of 12 weeks. To determine the effects of PBL on the participants’ writing performance, a rating scale was used to rate the content, organisation, vocabulary, grammar and mechanical accuracy of the pre- and post-treatment writing scripts. A paired-sample t-test analysis was run to compare the mean scores of the undergraduates’ pre- and post-treatment writing. The results showed significant improvements in all the components (content, organisation, vocabulary, language use and mechanics) of the participants’ writing in the post-treatment. The paper concludes with a discussion on the pedagogical and theoretical contributions of the findings. It provides writing instructors with a student-centred approach that would help to develop their students’ writing skills.

scholarly journals The effectiveness of cognitive conflict strategy in the development of persuasive writing skills and some habits of mind among high school students

2020 ◽  
pp. 79-115
Author(s):  
علي المنتشري
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Cognitive Conflict ◽  
Persuasive Writing ◽  
Habits Of Mind ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Conflict Strategy ◽  
Experimental Group

The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of cognitive conflict strategy in the development of persuasive writing skills and some habits of mind among high school students. To achieve the study objectives, the researcher employed two research methods: descriptive analytical method and experimental method (quasi-experimental design). The researcher designed six tools and research materials to conduct the study and to collect data, which are: a list of persuasive writing skills, a test of persuasive writing skills accompanied with a suitable grading rubric, a list of habits of mind, a test of habits of mind accompanied with a suitable grading rubric, student’s book, and teacher's guide. The sample of the study was selected randomly and consisted of (70) students. The participants were divided into two groups: a control group which was consisted of (35) students, and an experimental group which was consisted of (35) students. The data were analyzed through the use of several statistical techniques including means, standard deviations, Pearson correlation coefficient, T-test for independent groups, Eta coefficient and Black modified gain ratio. The results of the study revealed that There was a positive correlation on the experimental group students' performance of the post-tests for persuasive writing skills and habits of mind (perseverance, flexible thinking, questioning, posing problems and thinking & communicating clearly. Based on the results, the study recommended the designers of curricula to benefit from the conducted lists of persuasive writing skills and habits of mind.

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