The Implementation of Self-Assessment in EFL Writing Classroom: An Experimental Study

Meihami, Hussein; Varmaghani, Zeinab

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The Implementation of Self-Assessment in EFL Writing Classroom: An Experimental Study

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Writing skill is an essential requirement to lifelong learner success, yet the way teachers provide feedback for their students on writing is quite challenging. One of the new trends in writing skill instruction is Self Assessment. Self-assessment methods in writing instruction present meaningful ways to promote student writing achievement through reflection and meta-cognition during the writing process. This paper describes the findings of an investigation on using self assessment in EFL writing classroom. For the purpose of conducting this research, 48 Iranian upper intermediate students, all male and with age range of 20 to 23, were chosen to participate in this investigation. These participants were divided into two equal groups: an experimental group (N=24) who worked on their writings through self assessment and a control group (N=24) who worked on their writings based on the traditional ways. It was found that participants in the experimental group significantly improved their writing proficiency means score, whereas improvement in the control group was not significant. The results confirm that self assessment is successful with EFL students.

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International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences (Volume 9)

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39-48

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https://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILSHS.9.39

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H. Meihami and Z. Varmaghani, "The Implementation of Self-Assessment in EFL Writing Classroom: An Experimental Study", International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, Vol. 9, pp. 39-48, 2013

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September 2013

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Hussein Meihami, Zeinab Varmaghani

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EFL Writing Classroom, Elf Assessment, Upper Intermediate Students, Writing Skill Instruction

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