Thursday, May 29, 2008

Task 1

Develop research question and classify it in one of the research types .


Research Topic
The effectiveness of using Weblog writing to promote writing of the English language in primary schools of Hong Kong.

Research question
How do Weblog writing affect the writing ability of primary students in Hong Kong?

Research Type
Quantitative research

Research Method

Participants: 40 students with similar English writing level

Pre-test: English writing test1 (School Mid-term English Exam)

Experiment Group: 20 students (ramdon selected)write their English compositions on their own Blog and post them to the public. Teachers will mark their works on the comment page of their Blog.

Control Group: 20 students (ramdon Selected)write their English compositions on their exercise books and teachers will mark their works on their composition exercise books.

(Both groups will be encouraged to write as many times as they want and no matter how many pages they write, teachers will mark their writing for them.)

Duration: 1 semester (Jan to Jun)

Pro-test: English writing test2 (School Final Exam)

Compare and analyze the result by SPSS. The score may indicate if there is significant relationship between the Blog writing and the writing skills of students.

Friday, May 23, 2008

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