The Influence of Constructivist Strategies in Writing the Foreign Language on the Learners Achievements at Higher Secondary Level

Abstract

Ideas which are built without having any prior knowledge of the subject is not really wrong but called alternative, pre or original concepts. The present study was designed to diagnose alternative conceptions, to discover the best possible reasons behind those alternative conceptions and develop teaching learning constructivist strategies to overcome those alternative conceptions. Moreover, the effectiveness of proposed constructive strategies was found in writing the second language at secondary level. The present research used sequentially exploratory mixed method with the intervention of experimental research design. This research consisted on two phases. In phase-1 grounded theory was used to determine the alternative conception and their reasons in writing the second language at secondary level. The researcher used diagnostic test, diagnostic test interview as research tool in phas-1. In phase-11, pre-test post-test control group design was used. Furthermore, qualitative observation of experimental group was done. Test was used to diagnose alternative conceptions and how they develop. Qualitative data was analyzed by using Cresswell content analysis approach. Quantitative data was analyzed by using SPSS software. Findings of phase-1 were used to develop constructivist strategies to overcome those alternative conceptions. Findings of phase-11 proved that proposed constructivist strategies were effective to overcome the alternative conceptions in writing second language learning process.