Use of padlet for the implementation of the writing process

This research project intended to enhance the writing abilities of English language learners by the implementation of the writing process through the collaborative use of the technological tool Padlet. The intervention included five weeks of instruction on the various writing phases. The study'...

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Autores: Moreira Olives, Helen, Álvarez Llerena, Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Central del Ecuador
Repositorio:Revista Kronos Journal
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistadigital.uce.edu.ec:article/4241
Acceso en línea:https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/KronosJournal/article/view/4241
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Escritura colaborativa
Habilidades de escritura
proceso de escritura
padlet
collaborative writing
writing skills
writing process
Padlet
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Sumario:This research project intended to enhance the writing abilities of English language learners by the implementation of the writing process through the collaborative use of the technological tool Padlet. The intervention included five weeks of instruction on the various writing phases. The study's participants included forty high school students. They struggled to write coherent, comprehensive paragraphs and had a competency level between A1 and A2. The researcher used a pretest-posttest design to evaluate the progress in the students' writing. The viewpoints of learners toward the innovation were gathered by pre- and post-survey applications. In order to determine how the students interacted and participated in the group projects' writing assignments, observation checklists were completed. The post-test scores were higher than the pre-test scores. revealing a Cohen’s d = 0.33. The findings revealed that implementing the writing the process helped learners improve the quality of their writing pieces whereas the collaborative use of Padlet contributed to increase their levels of confidence and motivation in writing activities. The study has significance for language teachers and learners because it might raise helpful insights concerning the importance of collaborating with students to follow a writing process and enhance the quality of their writing.