How is the Students Acceptance of Collaborative Writing Tools? The Case of Netboard

Fauzul Etfita; Sri Wahyuni; Muhammad Ilyas; Chandima Kumara Walpita Gamage; Wasana Saranga Sudusinghe

doi:10.29240/ef.v8i1 May.9905

How is the Students Acceptance of Collaborative Writing Tools? The Case of Netboard

Fauzul Etfita, Sri Wahyuni, Muhammad Ilyas, Chandima Kumara Walpita Gamage, Wasana Saranga Sudusinghe

Abstract

Collaborative learning is an approach to teaching and learning that promotes students’ involvement in a group to solve a problem. This study aims to reveal students’ acceptance of Netboard as an integrated technology tool for a collaborative writing approach, in terms of positive or negative attitudes toward the technology used. To reach the purpose, a quantitative research design was applied with a questionnaire as the main instrument. The researchers collected the data from 58 students in a private university who have experienced the collaborative writing approach in the 2022/2023 academic year. The data was analyzed by calculating the four-point Likert scale and interpreted to find the students’ acceptance. The result of the study indicated a positive attitude toward the utilization of Netboard as a collaborative writing tool. It was described from the affective, behavior, and cognitive aspects. To conclude, integrating a proper technology tool in writing class will be a solution in assisting students’ performance, and this study can be considered as a reference for further research.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29240/ef.v8i1%20May.9905