The purpose of this study was to investigate how the Weblog Image-text Transmission Model shaped the writing process for third grade students and if this model affected their attitude towards writing. This study adopted an action research approach. Participants in this study were thirty-three third graders in an elementary school in Tainan. Qualitative data were collected from class observations, interviews, student blog contents, and related instructional artifacts . Quantitative data were collected from two measurments : the Rating Scale for Writing, and the Attitude to Writing Scale. Results showed that the Weblog Image-text Transmission Model benefited participants in retrieving prior experiences and knowledge and organizing writing contents. In addition, participants were more willing to express themselves and share their thoughts with their peer students. Participants also tended to complete their writing assignment within the time limit. Lastly, participants writing attitude with respect to¡§fondness for writing¡¨ and ¡§the confidence of using writing to express feelings¡¨ were also raised (p¡Õ.05) . Meanwhile, there were no significant differencse before and after test in ¡§willingness to enhance one¡¦s writing ability¡¨ and ¡§the preceived value of writing¡¨.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0717108-125911 |
| Date | 17 July 2008 |
| Creators | Shih, Chia-lin |
| Contributors | Shu Ching Yang, Ching-ven Kau, Hsueh-Hua Chuang |
| Publisher | NSYSU |
| Source Sets | NSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Language | Cholon |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0717108-125911 |
| Rights | not_available, Copyright information available at source archive |
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