Bai Xue. The use of picture books and heuristic teaching method for Chinese writing skill of grade 3 Chinese students in Sichuan Province, China. Master's Degree(Curriculum and Instruction). Rangsit University Library. : Rangsit University, 2023.
The use of picture books and heuristic teaching method for Chinese writing skill of grade 3 Chinese students in Sichuan Province, China
Abstract:
This quasi-experimental study investigated whether picture books and heuristic
teaching method improved the writing skill of Chinese students in Grade 3 and their
satisfaction with learning to write. The sample group consisted of 30 Chinese students
studying in Grade 3 in Sichuan Province, China. Data were collected using six lesson
plans, pre-test and post-test, and questionnaire, and analyzed using descriptive statistics
and paired-sample t-test. This time,online teaching was mainly used to collect data, and
the data collection time was 6 weeks.
According to the pre-test and post-test results, the post-test (x̅
=18.13,
SD=5.34) of the sample group was significantly higher than the pre-test (x̅
=14.73,
SD=4.89), with an average difference of 3.4. From the survey results of the
questionnaire, all the items in the questionnaire were rated as the "highest" level. This
showed that the students in the sample were highly satisfied with the application of
picture books, and the heuristic teaching method in the writing class. This study proved
that the use of picture books and heuristic teaching method improved students' Chinese
writing skills, and provided a new teaching method for writing as well as new options
for teaching in other fields.