Impact of Peer Correction on Reducing English Language Students' Mistakes in Their Written Essays in PAUC and Learners' Attitudes towards This Technique

Abstract

Abstract-This study aims at investigating effectiveness of peer correction on students' progress in their written essays at PAUC. It also aims to investigate learners' attitudes towards peer correction technique. Twenty sophomore English major students aged 19-21 years, who are taking Writing II course with the researcher, were selected to be the participants of this study. To achieve the aims of the study, the researcher used three tools: a questionnaire, a pretest-posttest and students' portfolios. The students had to correct and evaluate the essays, and respond to them during the lectures that each lasted for about 90 minutes. Results of the study showed that students have positive attitudes towards peer-correction and that most of the students were either interested or enjoyed this technique. Scores of the students in pretest-posttest showed significant progress in students' abilities in writing essays as they found more mistakes by the end of the semester. Comparison between essay number one and essay number eight showed a plummeting percentage of mistakes. It is recommended that peer correction should be applied in a modest and proper way, with the teacher's careful monitoring.

Peer review in writing activities: outcomes and perceptions of EFL students

“…They appreciate their friends' correction on their writing and they enjoy the process of writing. In line with study by Itmeizeh (2016), students are enthusiatic in the process of writing. They like to colaborate each other to make their writing become better subsequent.…”

“…Moreover, involving students in the process of peer review enables them to interact with each other as writers and readers and helps them to write more confidently and with lower levels of anxiety (Moussaoui, 2012). Correcting mistakes by peers does not only enable students to be more aware of their peers' mistakes, but it also promotes their level in academic writing in general (Itmeizeh, 2016). By applying peer review, students know the motivation for wanting to help one another improve (Jahin, 2012).…”

“…Peer review affects students' writing ability. Students have profited from this technique to reduce mistakes in their writing composition and they become more enjoyable and interested in writing (Itmeizeh, 2016). Jahin (2012) in the investigation indicated that peer review had a positive effect on developing participants' essay writing ability and students are motivated for wanting to help one another improve their writing.…”

The Impact of Digitally Regulated Peer Corrective Feedback (CF) on Students' English Writing

“…In the research, CF is usually mainly given by the class teacher as reported by [3], [2], [4], and [5]. There are also researches on the benefits of corrective feedback with peers as the feedback providers as reported by [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], and [11]. For instance, a study carried out by [12] found out that using technology and the internet in teaching writing could increase students' participation and collaboration.…”

Peningkatan Keterampilan Menulis Bahasa Inggris melalui Triple-R Method

“…Efektivitas penerapan peer review atau peer correction juga menjadi fokus penelitian (Itmeizeh, 2016). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa siswa memiliki tanggapan positif serta antusias dalam mengikuti proses pembelajaran seperti menulis esai, memberikan koreksi dan mengevaluasinya, serta memberikan feedback.…”