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Table 8 Descriptive Statistics for the observation at the stage of pre-writing

From: The effect of structured versus unstructured collaborative pre-writing task on writing skills of the Iranian EFL students

Items

*VM +* M

*A

*Al +* A

F

P

F

P

F

P

1.Clarification of tasks objectives through providing collaborative task guideline and decision making strategy and supporting ideas before writing task

4

66.7%

2

33.3%

  

2.Encouraging group dynamic and establishing team goals through assigning responsibility and defining members’ roles

  

3

50%

3

50%

3. Motivating students for further participation by means of group brainstorming (e.g. mind map, Charett method, think pair share and clustering techniques)

3

50%

  

3

50%

4. Use of authentic educational resources such as textbook or other realia.

5

83.3%

1

16.7%

  

5. Awareness raising of learners’ ideas and encouraging organization of ideas by providing several opportunities for group practice through planning on how to deal with writing problems

4

66.7%

  

2

33.3%

  1. *VM: very much; *M: much; *AL: a little; *L: little.