The Effectiveness of Using Interactive Writing Strategy on Developing Writing Skills Among 7

197 Pages·2014·2.3 MB·English

The Islamic University of Gaza
Deanery of Higher Studies
Faculty of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction

The Effectiveness of Using Interactive Writing Strategy
on Developing Writing Skills among 7th Graders and
their Attitudes towards Writing

Submitted by
Hussni Mohammad El-Salahat

Supervised by

Dr. Sadek Salem Firwana

A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the Master Degree of Education

Feb, 2014

Holly Quran

Holly Quran

)1( ةيآ ملقلا ةروس
Nun. By the pen and that which they write
(Quran, Al-Qalam, verse (1)

I
Dedication

Dedication

This thesis is dedicated to:
My great teacher and messenger, Mohammed (may Allah bless him and grant him
salvation), who taught us the purpose of life,
My homeland Palestine, the warmest womb,
My father and mother for their endless patience and unwavering support that they
have shown to me during this long, arduous process,
My brothers and sister, who have been supporting and encouraging me so that we
may have a better future,
My wife, who stayed up the nights so that I could sleep comfortably; who suffered a
lot to give me the chance to prove and improve myself; who nurtured in me the love
for learning,
My children Aseel and Mena, Mohammad, Ahmad, and Abd Allah,
The souls of all the Palestinian martyrs, who scarified themselves to defend the holy
land of Palestine, and
All those whose names I forget to mention,
I dedicate this research.

II
Acknowledgement

Acknowledgement
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
First thanks are given to Allah; nothing can see light without His command. His
grace and His mercy on us are countless.
I would like to express my indebtedness and gratitude to my supervisor, Dr.
Sadek Firwana, who patiently revised each chapter of this dissertation and provided
invaluable direction and support throughout my dissertation writing process. I have
been blessed to have such a brilliant supervisor to help me.
The successful completion of this study would not have been possible without
the support and encouragement of many people in my life who offered their assistance
along the way. I would like to recognize and thank Dr. Mohammed Atia, the scholar
who bestowed his fatherly advice and guidance on me.
My appreciation and gratitude are paid to the panel of referees for their valuable
and intellectual notes and suggestions concerning the tools of my study.
Finally, I am deeply grateful to my wife, my parents, sister and brothers, who
have been my sources of strength and counsel. Many thanks are due to them for
providing me with their care, attention as never ending support.

III
Abstract

Abstract
“The Effectiveness of Using Interactive Writing Strategy on
Developing Writing Skills among 7thGraders and their Attitudes
towards Writing”

Writing in English is a life skill which nobody in the twenty-first century can do
without. It is much more important for prospective teachers whose future career entails
a lot of writing and on whose shoulders the responsibility of teaching writing is placed.

The present thesis aimed at investigating the effectiveness of using interactive
writing strategy on developing writing skills among seventh graders and their attitudes
towards writing. It attempted to find out to what extent the using of interactive writing
strategy which is based on group and pair activities and other tasks on developing
Palestinian seventh graders‘ writing skills and their attitudes towards writing.

To fulfill the aims of the study, the researcher followed the experimental
approach. He used two tools to collect the needed data: a pre-posttest and a
questionnaire. A sample consisting of (76) seventh grade female students was
purposively chosen from Ian Goliath (B) in the East Directorate of Gaza in the
scholastic year (2012-2013) and equally distributed into an experimental and a control
group. The experimental group was taught writing using interactive writing strategy,
while the control group was taught using the traditional methods of teaching writing
throughout the intervention which lasted for one month.

An achievement pre-posttest and a questionnaire were administrated and a
statistical analysis was conducted to collect data. The study findings revealed that there
were statistically significant differences in achievement in writing between the mean
scores attained by the experimental group and those by the control one in favor of the
experimental group. Such difference was attributed to the interactive writing strategy
used.
IV
Abstract

Finally, in the light of the study results and conclusions, the researcher
recommends the following to the different stakeholders:
1) Elementary school teachers should use interactive writing as an approach to
teaching the writing skills.
2) Adopting interactive writing strategies of teaching writing skills helps make the
learning process to become more effective and dynamic.
3) Using the different useful techniques involved in interactive writing strategies in the
writing lessons motivates students to participate in generating ideas and expressing
themselves freely and clearly.
4) Conducting a training program involving using new approaches and methods in
teaching writing skills may enhance and develop English teachers` performance in
teaching writing and other language skills.
5) Cooperative learning is very helpful, so teachers are advised to be well trained on
how to use it effectively.

V
Abstract in Arabic

Abstract in Arabic
بلاط يدل ةباتكلا تاراهه ةيونت ًلع ةيلعافتلا ةباتكلا ةيجيتاترسا مادختسا رثأ
ةباتكلا ىنح نهتاهاتجاو يساسلأا عباسلا فصلا

نيرشعلاو يداحلا نرقلا يف دحلا نكمي لا ثيح ,ةيتايح ةرايم ةيزيمجنلإا ةغملا يف ةباتكلا ربتعت
ةنيم ميفاتكأ ىمع عقت نيذلا ,نييمبقتسملا نيممعممل ةيمىأ رثكأ ييف كلذبو ,اينع ءانغتسلاا
.ةباتكلا صخلأابو ميمعتلا ةيلوئسمو
ترا ايم ةيمنت ىمع ةيمعافتلا ةباتكلا ةيجيترا تسا مادختسا رثا ىمع فرعتلا ىلإ ةلاسرلا هذى فديت
ريثأت ىدم فشكي ونإف كلذبو ,ةباتكلا وحن ميتاىاجتاو يساسلأا عباسلا فصلا بلاط ىدل ةباتكلا
ىمع ىرخأ مايمو ,ةيجوزلاو ةيعامجلا ةطشنلأا ىمع ةينبملا ةيمعافتلا ةباتكلا ةيجيترا تسا مادختسا
.ةباتكلا وحن ميتاىاجتاو ينيطسمفلا عباسلا فصلا بلاط ىدل ةباتكلا ترا ايم ةيمنت
نيتادأ مادختسا ىلإ ةفاضلإاب ,ةلاسرلا هذى فادىأ قيقحتل يبيرجتلا جينملا ثحابلا مدختسا دقلو
,يرظنلا راطلإا نم ةدافتسلاابو ,ةنابتسلااو ,يدعب ناحتماو ,يمبق ناحتما امىو ,تامومعملا عمجل
,ةيمعافتلا ةباتكلا ةيجيترا تسا ريوطتب ثحابلا ماق ,تنرتنلاا عقاومو ,عجرا ملاو ,ةقباسلا تاسرا دلاو
.ايقيبطت ةيفيكو ,ايل ماعلا راطلإا عضوو
تمسقو ,عباسلا فصلا يف ةبلاط )76( نم تنوكت ثيح ,يدصق لكشب ةسرا دلا ةنيع رايتخا متو
ةيريدم يف ,)ب(تولاج نيع ةسردم نم ,ةطباض ىرخأو ,ةيبيرجت ةعومجم ىلإ يواستلاب ةنيعلا
.2013/2012 يسرا دلا ماعلا يف ,ةزغ قرش
ةيجيترا تسا مادختساب ايسيردت مت يتلا ةيبيرجتلا ةعومجملا ىمع رأ ط يذلا نسحتلا ىدم صحف متو
,ةقيرطلا هذيب ايسيردت متي مل ةطباضلا ةعومجملا امنيب ,دحاو ريش ةدمل كلذو ةيمعافتلا ةباتكلا
.سيردتلا يف ةيديمقتلا ةقيرطلا مادختسا مت نكلو
قيبطت دعبو لبق ,ةسرا دلا ةنيع نم تانايبلا عمجل ,يدعبلاو يمبقلا رابتخلااو ةنابتسلاا مادختسا متو
, SPSS يئاصحلإا جمانربلا للاخ نم تانايبلا ليمحتب مايقلا للاخ نمو ,ةديدجلا سيردتلا ةقيرط
ةعومجملاو ةيبيرجتلا ةعومجملا نيب ةيئاصحإ ةللاد تاذ قورف كانى نأ ىلإ ةسرا دلا تمصوتو
ةباتكلا ةيجيترا تسا مادختسا ببسب كلذ ىزعيو ,ةيبيرجتلا ةعومجملا حلاصل كلذو ,ةطباضلا
.ةيمعافتلا

VI
Abstract in Arabic

-:ةيلاتلا تايصوتلا مهأ ثحابلا مدقي ،اهتاجاتنتساو ةسرادلا هذه جئاتن ءوض يفو ،ًرايخأ

.ةباتكلا ترا ايم ميمعتل جينمك ةيمعافتلا ةباتكلا مادختسا ةيئادتبلاا سرادملا يممعم ىمع بجي .1

ةيممع لعج ىمع دعاسي امم ,ةباتكلا ترا ايم سيردتل ةيمعافتلا ةباتكلا تايجيترا تسا دامتعا .2
.ةيكيمانيدو ةيلاعف رثكأ ممعتلا

نم ةيمعافتلا ةباتكلا تايجيترا تسا يف ةكراشملا ىمع دمتعت يتلاو ةفمتخمو ةديفم تاينقت مادختسا .3
ةيرحب ميسفنأ نع ريبعتلاو راكفلأا ديلوت يف ةكراشممل بلاطلا زفحي امم ,ةباتكلا سورد للاخ
.حضاو لكشب و

ززعت يتلاو ةباتكلا ترا ايم ميمعت يف ةديدج بيلاسأو جينم مادختسا لمشي يبيردت جمانرب ءرا جإ .4
.ىرخلأا ةيوغملا ترا ايملاو ةباتكلا سيردت يف ةيزيمجنلإا ةغملا يممعم ءادأ روطتو

لكشب ميمادختسا ىمع نيبردتم اونوكي نأو ,ينواعتلا ممعتلا بيلاسا مادختساب نيممعملا حصن ي .5

.لاعف

لذب ىمع نيسردملا زفحي كلذ نلأ ماظتناب سرادملا يف لمعلاو نيممعملا ءادأ مييقتب حصني .6

ةوجرملا فادىلأا قيقحت يف مىديج ىراصق

VII