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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
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The Impact of Employing Brainstorming Strategy on Improving Writing Performance of English Major Students at Balqa Applied University in Jordan
Amoush, Kholoud Hussein
Journal of Education and Practice, v6 n35 p88-92 2015
The study aimed at identifying the impact of employing brainstorming strategy on improving writing performance of English Major Students at Balqa Applied University in Jordan. The sample of the study which consisted of 80 male and female university students was distributed into two groups; experimental (taught by brainstorming strategy) and control (taught traditionally). The instrument for collecting the data was writing essay. The data were analyzed by using t-test. The analysis showed that the scores of the students of the experimental group were significantly higher than the scores of the students in the control group indicating the positive impact of employing brainstorming strategy on improving writing performance of English Major Students at Balqa Applied University in Jordan.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Brainstorming, Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction, Majors (Students), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Control Groups, College Students, Scores, Experimental Groups, Essays, Statistical Analysis, Foreign Countries, Writing Strategies, Instructional Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Jordan
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