Improving writing skills using WIKI collaborative tasks at Surabaya International School

Indrasari, Retno (2010) Improving writing skills using WIKI collaborative tasks at Surabaya International School. Masters thesis, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya.

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Abstract

Technology makes it easier for ESL students to work collaboratively with their peers to help them improve their writing. This thesis looked on the use of wikis collaboration for peer revision in the writing process to improve students writing result. Based on this idea, the study aimed at exploring and finding an effective way of using wiki-based collaborative tasks to help students revising and editing their writing piece. This study also looked into students perceptions about the use of wikis to improve writing. Students in the class used wikis to create a better writing piece based on the 6+ 1 Traits of Writing. They worked collaboratively in groups to revise, edit, and give suggestions. Classroom action research was used as the research method for this study. Data analysis was performed using qualitative research to provide descriptions and to identify emerging themes. Credibility of the findings was established by using triangulation of data that includes field notes, students' reflections, questionnaire, member checks, recorded writing developments on the wiki's page history, and interviews. Results seemed congruent with previous research on technology and second language writing. Wikis proved to be an effective tool for the writing process approach as evidenced by the benefits for its use that outweighed the drawbacks. Wiki collaborative tasks gave students different experience on writing process. Instead of working solitarily on their writing, they worked collaboratively in creating a better writing piece. Students learned to negotiate meaning, and also to give and take criticism and suggestions. They learned to use social skill to interact with peers in order to create a better writing piece. Putting students writing piece on the wiki gave real audience for the students. As such, working on wiki gave incentive for some students to put more efforts on their writing since they realized that other people would read their works. Even though students realized that not all revisions and editing made by their friends were correct, they felt that by working collaboratively in revising and editing writing pieces, giving and getting feedback and comments, made the writing pieces better than before.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Department:	["eprint_fieldopt_department_Graduate School" not defined]
Subjects:	English Education
Divisions:	Graduate School > Master Program in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Depositing User:	Sri Kusuma Dewi
Date Deposited:	29 Aug 2016 11:03
Last Modified:	29 Aug 2016 11:03
URI:	http://repository.ukwms.ac.id/id/eprint/6603

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