Writing Instruction Using 4Ex2 Model and Storyboard Technique to Enhance Creative Non-fiction Writing Abilities of High School Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research are to 1) compare the creative non-fiction writing abilities of high school students before and after using writing instruction using 4Ex2 model and storyboard technique, and 2) study the improvement in the creative non-fiction writing abilities of high school students using writing instruction using 4Ex2 model and storyboard technique. A single-group study is used to one group pretest posttest design. The sampling group consists of 40 students studying in grade 11 at a large secondary school under the Secondary Educational Service Area office, Bangkok 1, choosing by simple random sampling. The research instruments are an achievement test for evaluating creative non-fiction writing abilities and lesson plans based on writing instruction using 4Ex2 model and storyboard technique. The quantitative data are analyzed using mean, standard deviation, t-Test, and the qualitative data are analyzed using content analysis.

The findings show that 1) the students being taught by using writing instruction using 4Ex2 model and storyboard technique had a creative non-fiction writing ability in overall and each aspect of their writing higher than before the treatment at 0.05 level of significance, and 2) the students show improved creative non-fiction writing ability after using writing instruction using 4Ex2 model and storyboard technique. This research provides the body of knowledge about processes suitable for enhancing students’ ability to write creative non-fiction. This teaching process has 4 steps: creating interest in writing learning and research stage compiling and writing content and connecting it to real life.