Korpong Maneeratphairoj. The effects of peer feedback and self-correction on writing ability: a case of social network medium. Master's Degree(English for Business and Industry Communication (English Program)). King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. Central Library. : King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, 2015.
The effects of peer feedback and self-correction on writing ability: a case of social network medium
Abstract:
The purposes of this research were 1) to study the effects of peer feedback and self-correction on the students writing ability; 2) to ascertain the writing aspects that the students improved the most and least; and 3) to investigate the students attitudes toward peer feedback and self-correction. The samples of this study were 60 undergraduate students from the Faculty of Engineering at King Mongkuts University of Technology North Bangkok enrolled in Writing I course in the second semester of academic year 2014. Thirty students were randomly assigned to the control group employing the self-correction strategy via Facebook, while 30 students in the experimental group used a peer feedback strategy via Facebook. At the beginning of the writing course, both groups were trained for 6 hours on how to provide effective feedback to their peers and how to correct their own writing task. The writing ability test and close-ended questionnaire were used for the quantitative data collection. A t-test and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. To gain more in-depth data, an open-ended questionnaire and interviews were employed. The findings showed that the different types of feedback had a significant effect on the students writing ability. Additionally, the results showed that students had positive attitudes toward peer feedback comparing to the students in the self-correction. However, the use of a social networking site in the writing process also yielded some promising results for EFL writing instruction.