A study on Progressive Writing Form 4M (2009) /Form 5M (2010) on Enhancing Continuous Writing

Introduction Learning to write in either the first or subsequent language is a complex process that takes time, effort and practices. ( Compendium Vol.III. Ministry of Education 1991)

Background of Study Upper secondary students with low proficiency are not given suitable input to enable them to write L2 independently.

Statement of problems Most students in 4M(2009)/5M (2010) could not produce a comprehensible essay in the continuous writing task. These students have low confidence on forming sentences. The students piece of work are chunk of words.

Aims of Study To evaluate the effectiveness of progressive writing on enhancing continuous writing performance.

Conceptual Framework
Language theories: Constructivism Schema Theory, Input Hypothesis Effectiveness ( Continuous Writing Result )

Using Progressive Writing

Research Design : Quasi-ExperimentalNon-Experimental Design. Time Series Design A ---01--02--03--X--04--05--06

1.True Changes Continuation increasing of scores.

2. No True Changes The increasing of scores after treatment and same scores throughout. 3. No Effect The fluctuating up and down of scores.

Examples of Scores : 1. True Changes

Tests

01 02 (2009) (2009)

03 (2009)

04 (2010)

05 06 (2010) (2010)

Names Anita John 10

12

18

29

47

Erviviantie

30

36

30

52

50

68

2.

No True Changes

Tests

01 (2009)

02 (2009)

03 (2009)

04 (2010)

05 06 (2010) (2010)

Names Evander

24

40

28

18

30

53

Sazlie

20

28

18

25

19

30

C. No Effect

Tests

01 (2009)

02 (2009)

03 (2009)

04 (2010)

05 06 (2010) (2010)

Names Edwin Simis

12

14

18

28

18

22

Findings and Conclusion

Findings Students must write simple sentences. Avoid compound and complex sentences. Use students schemata to generate ideas. Give full guidance on keywords. Channel students mind to cling to their own ability.
Conclusion Progressive Writing is effective on enhancing students ability to produce comprehensible essays.