The Effects of the Application of Graphic Organizers on EFL Students’ Ability to Write Opinion Essays and Self-Efficacy

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ID21805102
AuthorsLivianni Lambe (State University of Malang), I Nyoman Sudana Degeng (0000-0003-4684-552X, State University of Malang), Bambang Yudi Cahyono (0000-0001-5210-5208, State University of Malang), Henry Praherdiono (State University of Malang)
Year2023
Volume14
Issue6
Pages1502-1514
Publication date2023-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Language Teaching and Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1798-4769 • E-ISSN: 2053-0684
PublisherAcademy Publication (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.17507/jltr.1406.08
OpenAlexW4388130115
LanguageEN
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This study examines the effectiveness of ready-to-use researcher-developed graphic organizers to boost students' abilities in writing opinion essays. The study was carried out in the COVID-19 pandemic situation, with the implementation of the teaching and learning process as part of a learning management system. Thirty-one students living in several regions of Indonesia were involved in the study. A Pre-Experimental One Group Pretest Posttest Design was applied in this study, and then descriptive statistics and N-gain scores as well as one way Anova were used to analyze the data. In the pretest and posttest, respondents wrote opinion essays. Furthermore, they filled out a questionnaire on writing self-efficacy. The results indicate a significant improvement in the means of the students as shown in the comparison of the pretest and posttest scores. In addition, the result shows that there is no effect of the application of graphic organizers on the students’ self-efficacy

Descriptive statistics · Mathematics education · Medical education · Statistics · Computer Science · Educational Methods and Media Use · English Language Learning and Teaching · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Technology-Enhanced Education Studies

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