Transforming AI Chatbots for a Brainstorming Teaching Technique of Process Writing


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Authors

  • Chalermsup Karanjakwut Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University, Thailand
  • Kamonwan Charunsri Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52380/mojet.2025.13.1.559

Keywords:

AI chatbots, AI-driven brainstorming tools, process writing, ChatGPT, Google Bard, Microsoft Bing

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of AI-driven brainstorming tools on process writing instruction and students' writing outcomes in the context of third-year Thai university students. A mixed-methods approach was employed to examine the effectiveness of AI-driven brainstorming tools, foreign English lecturers' preferences and comments towards AI-generated brainstorming results, students' preferences for specific AI chatbots, and the perceived challenges and facilitative factors experienced by students. The findings revealed that the intervention group using AI tools significantly outperformed the conventional group on two out of three assignments (People: p = .002; Things: p < .001), with ChatGPT emerging as the most popular AI chatbot (78.8%). Foreign English lecturers acknowledged the AI chatbots' strengths but preferred students' brainstorming results. Overreliance on AI for idea generation was identified as the most concerning challenge (M = 4.62), while enhanced creativity (M = 4.53) and increased idea generation (M = 4.51) were the most appreciated facilitative factors. The study demonstrates the potential of AI-driven brainstorming tools to revolutionize process writing instruction and highlights the importance of striking a balance between leveraging AI benefits and fostering students' independent thinking and creativity skills.

Author Biographies

Chalermsup Karanjakwut, Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University, Thailand

Chalermsup Karanjakwut graduated a Doctor of Philosophy in English Language Studies at Thammasat University in Bangkok,  Thailand, in 2023. Simultaneously, he has been working as a lecturer of English at Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University since 2014. He obtained a Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language conferred from Thammasat University and his Bachelor's degree in Arts (with the First-Class Honours) majoring in English for International Communication conferred from Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep, Thailand. His areas of interest include 1) Technology Enhanced Language Learning, 2) Teaching Grammar, 3) Professional Development, 4) Teaching Writing Skill, and 5) Intercultural Communication.

Kamonwan Charunsri, Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University, Thailand

Kamonwan Charunsri is a Thai lecturer of English, English Programme (B.Ed.), Faculty of Education, Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand. Her special expertise is CLIL, presentation skills, and translation.

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Published

2025-01-06

How to Cite

Karanjakwut, C., & Charunsri, K. (2025). Transforming AI Chatbots for a Brainstorming Teaching Technique of Process Writing. Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 13(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.52380/mojet.2025.13.1.559