Journal of English Language Teaching
Vol 14, No 4 (2025)

Student's attitudes towards the implementation of collaborative brainstorming as a pre-writing activity

Marcos, Haykal Kaciepi (Unknown)
Safitri, Dian (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Dec 2025

Abstract

This study aimed to find how Essay Writing class Students at Universitas Negeri Padang's attitudes towards the implementation of collaborative brainstorming as a pre-writing activity. This study employed a quantitative method to collect data and was a descriptive study using a 4-point Likert scale questionnaire with 22 statements: 1 (strongly disagree), 2 (disagree), 3 (neutral), 4 (agree), and 5 (strongly agree). The sample included 28 students who had experienced a collaborative brainstorming activity in their essay writing class. The findings indicate that students generally hold a positive attitude toward the activity. The highest mean score was in the "Negotiated Decision-Making" and “Share Responsibility” indicator (3.30), categorized as very positive. The "Shared Decision-Making" (3.29). Overall, the results suggest that students view collaborative brainstorming activity as a beneficial and effective pre-writing stage.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jelt

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Journal of English Language Teaching is a journal published by English Language Teaching Study Program of FBS Universitas Negeri Padang. This journal is published three times a year (March, June, and September). The main purpose of this journal is to advance and foster English Language Teaching or ...