The Effect of the Four-Square Writing Method on 7th-Grade Middle School Students’ Informative Text Writing Skills

Abstract

Many methods and techniques have been developed in line with the theories and practices put forward for the development of writing skills. The purpose of the current study is to determine whether the Four Square writing method has an effect on the success of 7th-grade middle school students in writing informative texts. The study is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design. The study group consists of 36 7th-grade students from the central district of Kütahya. The study lasted a total of 8 weeks including the administration of a pre-test and post-test and Four Square writing method activities. During the application period, in the writing lessons conducted with the experimental group students, the Four Square writing method was used. On the other hand, in the writing lessons conducted with the control group students, classical writing methods were used. At the end of the process, the experimental and control group students were asked to write an informative text as a post-test. The informative texts written in the pre-test and post-test were interpreted using the Informative Text Writing Achievement Scale. Then, the pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental and control groups were statistically analysed. Based on the data obtained, it was concluded that there was a significant difference in favour of the experimental group students in terms of writing informative texts.

Keywords

• Informative text
• four square writing method
• writing skills

Dört Kare Yazma Yönteminin Ortaokul 7. Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Bilgilendirici Metin Yazma Becerilerine Etkisi

Abstract

Yazma becerisinin geliştirilmesine yönelik ortaya konan kuram ve uygulamalar doğrultusunda çok sayıda yöntem ve teknik geliştirilmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, bu tekniklerden biri olan Dört Kare Yazma Yönteminin ortaokul 7. Sınıf öğrencilerinin bilgilendirici metin yazma başarısına etkisini saptamaktır. Araştırma ön test- son test desenli yarı deneysel bir çalışmadır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu Kütahya Merkez ilçesinde öğrenim gören 36 7. sınıf öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Çalışma; ön test son test çalışmaları, Dört Kare Yazma Yöntemi uygulamaları ile birlikte toplam 8 hafta sürmüştür. Uygulama süresince deney grubuyla Dört Kare Yazma Yönteminin uygulandığı yazma dersleri yürütülürken kontrol grubunda ders kitaplarında yer alan yazma yöntemlerinin uygulandığı ders işleme süreci devam ettirilmiştir. Uygulama sonunda deney grubu ve kontrol grubu öğrencilerine bir bilgilendirici metin son test olarak yazdırılmıştır. Ön test ve son testte yazılan bilgilendirici metinler Bilgilendirici Metin Yazma Başarımı Ölçeği ile yorumlanmıştır. Ardından deney ve kontrol gruplarının ön test-son test puanları analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen verilerden hareketle araştırma sonucuna göre; Dört Kare Yazma Yöntemi uygulamaları yapılan deney grubunun bilgilendirici metin yazma başarısı ile ders kitabında yer alan yazma yöntemleri kullanılan kontrol grubu öğrencilerinin bilgilendirici metin yazma başarıları arasında deney grubu lehine anlamlı bir fark saptanmıştır.

Keywords

• Bilgilendirici metin
• dört kare yazma yöntemi
• yazma becerisi

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