Collaborative Work: Transforming Text Production in Primary Children in Peru

Abstract

Collaborative work is a strategy that promotes student creativity and contributes to achieving more efficient text production. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of collaborative work in the production of texts in primary school children in Peru. A quantitative approach was used with a quasi-experimental design. To analyze the effectiveness, the repeated measures ANOVA test was used. Data were collected through a text production test, evaluated with an analytical rubric, with a sample of 88 students. The results indicate that CT improved the communicative purpose ( Fpre /post=102.685; η2=0.544; p<0.001); coherence ( Fpre /post=73.156; η2=0.460; p<0.001); cohesion ( Fpre /post=59.591; η2=0.409; p<0.001); rhetorical figures ( Fpre /post=153.690; η2=0.641; p<0.001) and grammatical resources ( Fpre /post=78.518; p<0.001; η2=0.477). The effectiveness of collaborative work in the production of texts proved to be an effective strategy to significantly improve the quality and efficiency in the production of texts by primary students in Peru.