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Generating ideas for writing has always been considered difficult for rural primary school Malaysian pupils. Good ideas contribute to a good piece of writing. Hence, this quasi-experimental study was carried out to investigate the effect of using photography in idea generation among 13 Level 2 rural primary school pupils in Kapit, Sarawak. To achieve this aim, a pre-test and post-test were used to collect the data required. Besides, this study also aims to explore pupils’ perception in using photography to generate ideas for writing. To achieve this aim, the data was collected through semi-structured interviewed and analysed using thematic analysis. The findings from the pre-test and post-test had shown an increase in the number of words written in the WH-template and their writing scores after the use of photography in idea generation. Besides, findings from the semi-structured interview had revealed that all participants have positive perceptions regarding the use of photography in their idea generation. This shows that photography has a positive effect in generating ideas for their writing.
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