Home⇛Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal⇛vol. 39 no. 1 (2025)

Enhancing the Writing Skills of Grade 11 STEM Students through Process Approach via Virtual Classroom

Jackie Lou Corbita

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

In the context of 21st-century education, integrating technology into pedagogy, such as using virtual classrooms, offers writing teachers effective tools to sustain student engagement. The process approach to writing, which emphasizes stages like planning, drafting, and revising over final output and linguistic accuracy, aligns well with technological tools to develop students’ writing habits in innovative ways. This study aimed to enhance the writing skills of 90 Grade 11 STEM students through the implementation of the Process Approach to Writing in a virtual classroom setting, with the dual objectives of improving student writing performance and innovating pedagogical practices in writing instruction. Employing an explanatory sequential mixed-methods research design, the study utilized validated, researcher-developed instruments to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. Instruction focused on position paper writing, guided by the five stages of the process approach: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Quantitative findings indicated a statistically significant improvement in students’ writing performance, as evidenced by the comparison of pretest and posttest scores. Qualitative data further revealed two key themes related to learners' experiences in virtual classrooms: (1) collaborative engagement and peer interaction, and (2) technical challenges and interruptions. The integration of quantitative and qualitative data highlighted three emergent constructs: (a) the value of peer collaboration and feedback, (b) the iterative nature of the writing process, and (c) persistent challenges in virtual learning environments. Overall, the findings suggest that the Process Approach to Writing, when implemented in a virtual classroom, is an effective strategy for enhancing students’ writing competencies. The results have implications for the development of instructional strategies for teaching writing in online learning contexts.



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