The Effect of Process Oriented Writing Activities on the Achievement and Attitude of the Preservice Primary School Teachers: An Example of Mixed Method Study

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out whether process oriented writing exercises/activities have any effect on the achievement and attitude of preservice teachers as well as to set forth the opinions of primary preservice teachers on process oriented writing approach. In the research one classroom was designated as experimental group (N=35) while another was determined as control group (N=35) for the study which took 11 weeks to conclude. The results show that process oriented writing exercises were highly influential in terms of improving achievement and attitude of preservice primary school teachers. Besides, preservice teachers told important opinions about these activities.