Group Scribbles to Support Elementary Students’ Writing Based on VSPOW Model: A Preliminary study

Abstract

The aim of this study is explore the writing performance effect of a collaborative writing approach mediated by a computer-assisted collaborative learning tool for elementary school students. To increase students‟ interest and performances in Chinese essay writing, we facilitated co-writing peer learning programs are executed on Tablet PCs with Group Scribbles software for students‟ practicing themes about Taiwan with VSPOW (Vocabularies → Sentences → Paragraphs → Outlines → essay Writing) writing model. Through the peer collaborations, the pooling of rich vocabularies and corpus, and face-to-face discussions, the students‟ motivation and quality of writing had been enhanced. Keywords: Collaborative writing; Language learning; V.S.P.O.W.; Group Scribbles