THE EFFECTS OF THE CLUSTERING PRE-WRITING STRATEGY ON TURKISH STUDENTS' WRITING ACHIEVEMENT AND THEIR WRITING ATTITUDES
CLUSTERİNG YAZMA ÖNCESİ STRATEJİSİNİN ÖĞRENCİLERİN YAZMA BECERİSİNE VE YAZMA TUTUMUNA ETKİSİ

Author : Sevim İNAL
Number of pages : 593-611

Abstract

This study sought the effects of the clustering prewriting strategy for improving English narrative writing of Turkish speaking students and their attitudes towards writing. 47 first year university students in Turkey were involved in the research. A quasi-experimental research design was used. Data were obtained by means of, open-ended questions, compositions and the attitude scale. Diverse statistical tests were capitalized on, such as, mean, standard deviation, t-test and factor analysis to determine the construct validity. A descriptive analysis was used to analyse the students response to open ended questions. A significant difference between the two groups was found in favor of the experimental group; however, there were no gains in vocabulary. The findings may have implications for English learners, teachers, researchers and material developers.

Keywords

attitude, writing, Clustering

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