The Effect of Training Students in Giving and Receiving Peer Feedback on Learners' Revision Types and Writing Quality: A Case Study of Second Year Students of: DEFENCE University College
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2003-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
In the practice of peer feedback, it has been observed that writing
teachers are not confident about the ability of their students in
practicing peer feedback on their peers' essays. It has also been
complained that the peers themselves are reluctant to comment on
each other's writing. Others, however, argue that students can
successfully practice peer feedback if they get appropriate training and
guidance in how to exercise peer feedback in writing classes. The
objective of this study was therefore to investigate the effect of
training students in giving and receiving peer feedback on the revision
types and their writing quality .
The study focused on the case of ten second yea r students who were
taking sophomore English language course. To gather information or
data four essays of the succulents with two drafts each were mainly
used. These were to evaluate the actual change in the revision types
and writing quality. Questionnaires were also designed and
administered to both the instructors and the students to identify the
customs of feedback practice on the students' writing and to check the
perception the students had before and after the training. The study
took a month through the four essays together with two drafts each. The result of the data presentation and analysis shows that sign of
improvements were observed in the types of revision made on t heir
classmate's essays and the qualities of these essays were also realised
since the writers used most of the feedback given by t heir peers on
the higher concerns of their writings. It can be concluded that this was
the result of the tra ining and the guidance given by the teacher.
So, if students get proper t raining and continuous guidance in the
practice and use of peer feedback or revision, they may be reliable
reviewers of each other's drafts of t heir essays. To avoid the wrong
perception the students may have towards their classmates' comments
on their writing they might be briefed of the benefits of peer feedback.
The result of this study could also be more reliable if other related
studies could be made. Therefore we could suggest further study
which may substantiate the current finding .
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Effect of Training Students