“…The results of the current study demonstrated that SRSD is found to be effective on writing persuasive essay for (AFL) students in general, in accordance with the previous studies (Ghanizadeh, 2012;Tavakolizadeh, & Qavam, 2011;Cleary, & Zimmerman, 2004;Kitsantas, Winsler, Huie, 2008;Duckworth, Akerman, MacGregor, Salter, & Vorhaus, 2009). A practical clarification for these findings is that having received training of self-regulated strategies, such as modeling, graphic organizer, mnemonics, self-directions, and self evaluation, increase self efficacy, and self management; because writers engaged in their learning as they know what to do to perform a task, visualize the argument, state the goal, and manipulate their learning environments to meet their needs, which seems to have an impact on enhancing the effort and perseverance during the task of writing, and help student concentrate on content, structure, and other comprehensive factors.…”