Using inquiry-based writing instruction to develop students’ academic writing skills

Autor: Bantalem Derseh Wale, Yenus Nurie Bogale
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2363-5169
DOI: 10.1186/s40862-020-00108-9
Popis: Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of using inquiry-based writing instruction on students’ academic writing skills. A pretest-posttest two groups quasi-experimental design was employed. Data were obtained through test, focus group discussion, and reflective journal from 62 first-year pharmacy students who were selected using comprehensive sampling. While the experimental group received the inquiry-based writing instruction, the control group learned using the conventional learning method. The quantitative data were analyzed using independent samples T-test and descriptive statistics when the qualitative data were analyzed thematically. The findings revealed that there was a statistical difference between the control and experimental groups in their academic writing performance. Hence, students who participated in the inquiry-based writing instruction improved their academic writing skills. Mainly, students who learned through inquiry-based writing instruction were able to produce essays that addressed task achievement, coherence and cohesion, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy. Thus, this study recommends researchers, teachers, and students to pay due attention to inquiry-based writing instruction in their academic journey.
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