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3.2 Specific Objectives

The two primary objectives of this study are:
3.2.1 To investigate the consequence of using MWEG as a teaching and learning tool
to increase the 6AK2 students’ ability in terms of their writing content in MUET
Question 2 essay writing.
3.2.2 To encourage use of effective online deliberations through MWEG to improve
student writing content for MUET Question 2 essay.

4.0 TARGET GROUP

The respondents of the study are 17 Form Six students from 6AK2. The pre-test scores
of the students verified that the group comprised of mixed ability students. They were
introduced to the online discussions as a treatment for a pre-writing activity on MWEG
following a face-to-face classroom activity.

5.0 RESEARCH IMPLEMENTATION

The research is done over a seven week period. The first week is Pre-test to gather data on
students’ writing skills. This is followed by a five week treatment and finally on week seven
is a post-test to see the results of the treatment. Students’ weekly writing test scores and
WhatsApp screenshots were acquired from all student respondents.

5.1 Preliminary Review of Problems

5.1.2 Data Collection
Three different steps in the data collection were observed. First, respondents were required
to sit for a pre-test; they were obliged to produce an essay within an hour. Second, the
students had five weeks of face-to-face lessons in addition to the WhatsApp-treatment
online discussions. The treatment lasted for a duration of five weeks, and it covered five
essay topics as specified in the curriculum: Week 1 (Crime), Week 2 (Health), Week 3
(Science & Technology), Week 4 (Relationships), and Week 5 (Sports and Recreation).
Third, all the students had to undergo a writing test at the end of each week. After five
weeks of treatment, all the students were required to sit for a post-test, where they had to
write an essay in an hour. All the essays were assessed by MUET teachers who taught
other classes.

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