2013).The impact of brainstorming strategies Iranian EFL learners writing skill regarding their social class status

Abstract: The present study aimed at investigating the effect of brainstorming strategy on EFL learners ' writing performance. To this end, eighty four Iranian EFL intermediate learners were invited in this study. Their performance on the pretest and posttest in both experimental and control groups has been taken into account. As data analysis indicated, the experimental group's performance on the post test was considerably higher than that of their performance on the pre-test. The results of the Analysis of Covariance revealed that the instruction of brainstorm strategy had a positive effect on EFL learners ’ writing achievements. It also made them more active, which might make them responsible for their own learning and likely to learn better