The Action Research of improving Writing Skills through WebQuest strategies for Grade 1 & 2 of Elementary students

• Main Authors: SHIN-PEI LIN, 林欣佩
• Other Authors: YA-PING HUANG
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/59806166860241063484

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 教育科技學系碩士在職專班 === 97 === This study is aimed to investigate the impact of integrating WebQuest into composition teaching on grade 1 & 2 of elementary students’ learning effectiveness. Further exploration of the difficulties encountered during the integration are discussed as well. A total of 27 grade 1 & 2 of elementary students in a public elementary school in Taipei City Beitou area are chosen as research subjects. Self-edited teaching materials are adopted. Qualitative data including teachers’ observation journals, video and audio recordings, students’ compositions, and interview records are collected. The composition quality evaluation scale is also employed to quantify the pre-test and post-test data. Both qualitative and quantitative data are included in the analysis. The research shows the following conclusions: (1) In the WebQuest integrated writing course, students can follow the resources and procedures provided by teachers and engage in group discussions to accomplish all the tasks assigned; (2) After the implementation of WebQuest integrated writing course, students present significant improvement in ”sentence expression ”, “content thinking”, and “organization and structure” more than in “basic writing skills”, “face validity”. Thus, integration of WebQuest into composition teaching has been proven to enhance the students’ overall writing performance effectively.; (3)As last, the study provides future teaching and research with practical suggestions based on the results of the research.