ERIC Number: EJ1290633
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Publication Date: 2021-Feb
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Enhancing Academic Writing Skills through Mini Revision Lessons and Feedback
Dorji, Jigme
Journal of English Teaching, v7 n1 p56-66 Feb 2021
An action research was conducted with class 12 science students (n=15) for three months with an aim of helping students improve their academic writing skill through mini revision lessons and feedback. The study was conducted based on pre-test-intervention-post-test design using mixed method. Test scores and interview were two main data collection tools. Data collected from test scores were analysed descriptively in percentage and average. Answers to interview questions were analysed thematically. Finding from the study revealed that students' quality of writing improved proving the effectiveness of mini revision lessons and feedback.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Action Research, Science Instruction, Pretests Posttests, Science Tests, Scores, Feedback (Response), Writing Improvement, Academic Language, Intervention, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Revision (Written Composition), Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries
Journal of English Teaching. Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (FKIP) UKI, Jalan Mayjen Sutoyo No. 2, Cawang, Jakarta, Timur, 13630, Indonesia. Tel:+62-21-8092425 ext. 310, 315; e-mail: jet@uki.ac.id; Web site: http://ejournal.uki.ac.id/index.php/jet
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Bhutan
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