ERIC Number: EJ1249636
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Mar
Pages: 27
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An Action Research on the Improvement of Writing Skill in Teacher Training
Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, v15 n1 p137-162 Mar 2020
The aim of the research is to improve the writing skills of students with procedure-based gradual writing training practice by positively changing their writing perception, attitude and motivation, anxiety and fear, lack of education, writing difficulties, and writing process. The present research is considered to be significant in terms of affecting the writing perception, attitude and motivation, anxiety and fear, writing training and process as a result of performing the writing training with a gradual procedure. The research was conducted with action research model from the qualitative research designs. The study group consists of 15 first grade students, 7 male and 8 female, who were studying in the Turkish Teaching Program at the Faculty of Education in a university in the fall semester of 2018-2019 academic year. The criterion sampling method was used among the nonprobability sampling methods in the determination of the study group. Data collection was performed with a semi-structured interview form. The research data was analyzed with the content analysis technique. A code-category map of the obtained data was created by using a qualitative data analysis program, MAXQDA 12. Based on the results of the present study, it can be suggested to give adequate importance to writing education in teacher training, conduct studies towards eliminating students' unwillingness and negative attitudes toward writing, perform writing activities to improve the writing perception of students and eliminate writing anxiety and fear, and carry out procedure-based writing training in an incremental manner.
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Writing Improvement, Writing Attitudes, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Attitude Change, Process Approach (Writing), Student Motivation, Anxiety, Writing Difficulties, Instructional Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: http://epasr.penpublishing.net/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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