Online Journal Writing: Effects on Writing Performance and Writing Self-efficacy of Undergraduate Students - a Case of Chaoyang University of Technology

Computer-mediated discourse promoted a type of interaction and created a dynamic connection that had proven to affect students' writing abilities. The study included 54 sophomore students from Chaoyang University of Technology. The result demonstrated that there was a significant increase in students' content and mechanics abilities. In order to complete the online writing instruction, the web-based platform needs to be able to serve more functions in the future.