scholarly journals Promoting Students' Autonomous Learning Using Portfolio Assessment in EFL Writing Class

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-81
Author(s):  
Peptia Asrining Tyas
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Portfolio Assessment ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Autonomous Learning ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Writing Competence ◽  
Review Session

This study attempts to present the implementation of portfolio assessment to promote students’ autonomous learning in one of reputable universities in Indonesia. The participants were 30 students enrolled Essay Writing Class. A collection of students’ work during the course in the form of ‘Essay Writing Module’ was used to provide authentic evidence of the implementation of portfolio assessment and observation checklists of students’ work was used to present the completeness of portfolio assessment of each student. To know students’ autonomous learning, semi-structured interview was carried out. The results prove that portfolio assessment can promote students autonomous learning since it provides some benefits for students such as motivate them to do self-evaluation and reflection, encourage them to be actively involved in peer review session, and also enhance their awareness of their weaknesses. HIGHLIGHTS: Portfolio assessment promotes students’ autonomous learning by providing some benefits for students such as provide a guide for self-evaluation, reflection, and peer review. Each element in portfolio encourages students’ engagement during the writing activities both inside and outside the classroom. An insightful idea of specific criteria motivates students to set goals in improving their writing competence and performance.

scholarly journals Improving Students’ Ability in Writing Recount Text Using Peer Correction

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 221
Author(s):  
Reski Novitasari ◽  
Martono Martono ◽  
Teguh Sarosa
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Know How ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Correction Technique ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Writing Competence

<p><em>This article discusses the implementation of Peer Correction technique to improve the students’ ability in writing a recount text at a senior high school in Wonogiri. This research aimed to know how Peer Correction technique can be implemented effectively to improve the students’ writing ability and to what extent the improvement can be achieved. The qualitative data were collected through observation, questionnaire, and interview. While quantitative data were obtained from the students’ tests. The findings submitted that: 1)Peer Correction can be implemented effectively because of the students’ learning awareness during the correction process which help them to get a better reflection related with their own future written tasks and it must be supported with an adequate feedback especially face-to face feedback, 2) it could improve the students’ writing competence viewed from the improvement in the five aspect namely grammar, content, vocabulary, mechanic, and organization, 3) it also makes a better classroom dynamic during the writing class. As the finding of this research has not yet investigated the effect on self-evaluation, further researches might be in a longer period are highly recommended.</em></p>

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN WRITING ADJECTIVE PHRASES

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-32
Author(s):  
Yasti Kurniasari ◽  
Tina Priyantin ◽  
Yanti Suryanti
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
University Students ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Interview Session ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
English Students ◽  
Descriptive Method

ABSTRACTStudents of EFL countries find it difficult to break down their ideas from their native language into English, and one of the difficulties is related to conduct adjective phrases. The objective of this research is to discover kinds of difficulties that students face in writing adjective phrases. Qualitative research is applied in order to explain the problem more specifically and descriptive method is employed to maintain alongside the approach used. Triangulation data turn to be the instruments which include documentation, questionnaire distribution and semi-structured interview. The class for participating in this research is 4th semester of English students in Pakuan University. Students are participating in documentation by compiling their essays to identify glitches in adjective phrases before questionnaire session. Meanwhile, interview session is conducted to the lecturer of the essay writing class. The result shows that error in addition (56.67%) becomes the highest rate, then selection (21.67%), omission (15%) and ordering (6.67%). Associated with the reasons above, there are two major causes of students’ difficulties, namely interlingual and intralingual errors, but then the data show that students struggle in Mother Tongue Interference.Keywords: Writing Ability, Grammar, Interlingual Errors, Mother Tongue Interference (MTI) ABSTRAKMahasiswa dari negara yang menggunakan Bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa asing menghadapi kesulitan untuk mengekspresikan ide dari bahasa penutur asli ke bahasa Inggris, salah satu kesulitannya mengacu pada merangkai frasa kata sifat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendapatkan klasifikasi kesulitan saat mahasiswa menyusun frasa kata sifat. Penelitian kualitaitf diterapkan untuk menjelaskan kendala lebih spesifik, serta dilengkapi dengan metode penelitian deskriptif.agar mempertegas pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan. Instrumen yang digunakan yaitu Triangulasi yang mencangkup dokumentasi, angket dan wawancara. Kelas yang berpartisipasi dalam penelitian merupakan mahasiswa semester empat prodi Bahasa Inggris di Universitas Pakuan.  Mahasiswa andil dalam dokumentasi yang berupa pengumpulan esai untuk mendeteksi kesalahan dalam frasa kata sifat sebelum mengacu ke angket. Sedangkan wawancara ditujukan kepada dosen pengampu mata kuliah bersangkutan. Hasil penelitian mengindikasikan kesalahan di penambahan kata (56.67%) menempati urutan pertama, disusul dengan pemilihan kata (21.67%), pengurangan kata (15%) serta runtutan kata (6.67%). Berdasarkan perolehan diatas, terdapat dua penyebab utama kesulitan mahasiswa, yakni kesalahan interlingual dan intralingual, namun hasil penelitian menyatakan bahwa mahasiswa menghadapi kesulitan dalam pengaruh bahasa ibu.Kata kunci: Kemampuan Menulis, Tatabahasa, Kesalahan Interlingual, Bahasa Ibu

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on indigenous contractors in a developing economy

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathaniel Ayinde Olatunde ◽  
Imoleayo Abraham Awodele ◽  
Bosede Olajumoke Adebayo
Keyword(s):  
Developing Economies ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Additional Cost ◽  
Developing Economy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Construction Contracts ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on indigenous contractors in a developing economy with a view to enhancing their performance. Design/methodology/approach The study used a purposive sampling technique to select 37 indigenous contractors with ongoing construction contracts in Osun State, Nigeria who provided data for the study. A structured interview protocol was used to elicit the required information from the interviewees and frequency, percentage and content analysis were used for data analysis. Findings The results showed that the critical impact of COVID-19 on indigenous contractors in a developing economy is: time overrun, loss of profit and creation of dispute. Further results showed that other impacts are a disruption in supply of labour, locally sourced materials are with additional cost, the additional cost of implementing COVID-19 protocols, difficulty in sourcing imported materials and absence of new jobs with the corresponding retrenchment of workers. Practical implications The study recommended special palliatives for the indigenous contractors from the government so as to cushion the impact of the pandemic on them, thereby enhance their survival and performance. A special arbitration panel is set up in each state of the federation to look at disputes arising from the aftermath of the pandemic, this is with a view to adequately compensate indigenous contractors with genuine and properly compiled claims. inferring from the findings of the study, it suffices to say that the severity of the impact of the pandemic is very high on indigenous contractors in developing economies, as such a better preparedness strategy could lessen the impact of such pandemic in the future. Originality/value The study is an attempt to unearth the impact of COVID-19 on indigenous contractors with ongoing construction contracts in a developing economy. The study will be of value to construction stakeholders in providing the information needed to devise strategies to minimise the impact of a pandemic on indigenous contractors in future projects thereby enhance their performance.

scholarly journals Open-book accounting and trust: influence on buyer-supplier relationship

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 597-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Cristina Francisco de Almeida Fehr ◽  
Welington Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Data Gathering ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Information Value ◽  
Open Book ◽  
Information Process ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
New Research ◽  
Supplier Relationship

PurposeThis paper aims to discuss the role of open-book accounting (OBA) and trust on buyer–supplier relationship satisfaction. The objective of this paper is to analyze how OBA and trust influence satisfaction on the relationship between suppliers and buyers in the Brazilian automotive sector’s supply chain.Design/methodology/approachThe research has been developed based on a qualitative strategy, characterized as explanatory. Data gathering has been conducted through document analysis and semi-structured interview, and content analysis has been used for discourse analysis.FindingsResults show that OBA is unilateral, imposed by the auto manufacturer, representing a selective information process, as suppliers try to protect their information value as far as possible. Trust is partial and cooperation is not spontaneous, both driven by the search for benefits. OBA may yield a positive or a negative outcome with regard to the social and the economic overall satisfaction of suppliers, depending on how the information is used by auto manufacturer.Originality/valueThe main contribution of this article is to provide an understanding of the difficulties of applying the OBA in companies and of the factors that may influence its operation and performance, impacting on satisfaction and continuity of relationships. The paper also contributes with the proposal of a clearer and more objective definition of OBA. Being the intention that new research in this area can be developed from a delimited, clear and objective definition of OBA, allowing better understanding on the subject and comparison among research studies.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Cooperative Integrated Reading and Compositi (CIRC) dan Minat Baca Terhadap Keterampilan Menulis Karangan Deskripsi Siswa Kelas X SMA Negeri 1 Bangkinang

GERAM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-26
Author(s):  
Fenny Anita
Keyword(s):  
Writing Skills ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Performance Tests ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
Factorial Experimental Design ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Reading Interest ◽  
Better Than

This research was conducted to explain the effect of the learning model CIRC and reading interest on the results of the descriptive essay writing skills of class X SMA Negeri 1 Bangkinang. This type of research is a quantitative study using a quasi-experimental method and a 2x2 factorial experimental design. The population of this study was students of class X SMA Negeri 1 Bangkinang. Sampling was done by purposive sampling with a sample size of 60 students. Data collection was carried out using two instruments, namely questionnaires and performance tests. Based on the research results, it can be concluded that four things are as follows. First, the skills of writing essays of descriptions of students taught using the learning model CIRC are better than those taught by conventional learning models of class X students of SMA Negeri 1 Bangkinang. Second, the writing skills of students who have high reading interest who are taught using the learning model CIRC are higher than students who have high reading interest who are taught using the conventional learning model of class X students of SMA Negeri 1 Bangkinang. Third, the writing skills of students who have low reading interest who are taught using the learning model CIRC are higher than students who have low reading interest who are taught using the conventional learning model of class X students of SMA Negeri 1 Bangkinang. Fourth, there is no interaction between reading interest and learning models in influencing the writing skills of descriptive essays of class X SMA Negeri 1 Bangkinang.

scholarly journals College Students' Perceptions of an Automated Writing Evaluation as a Supplementary Feedback Tool in a Writing Class

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Meilisa Sindy Astika Ariyanto ◽  
Nur Mukminatien ◽  
Sintha Tresnadewi
Keyword(s):  
Structured Interview ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Writing Evaluation ◽  
Automated Writing Evaluation ◽  
Class Time ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Different Levels

Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE) programs have emerged as the latest trend in EFL writing classes. AWE programs act as a supplementary to teacher feedback and offer automated suggestions and corrections to students' linguistic errors such as grammar, vocabulary, or mechanics. As there is a need for better recognition of different AWE brands utilized for different levels of students, this research sheds light on identifying six university students’ views of an AWE program, namely ProWritingAid (PWA). The six students are categorized as having high or low writing achievement. This descriptive study delineates the students’ perceptions qualitatively. A semi-structured interview was used to collect the data. The findings suggest the students’ positive views of PWA because it could make class time more effective; it had useful feedback on grammar, vocabulary choices, and mechanics; and it built students‘ self-confidence over their compositions. In addition, for different reasons, the students engaged differently with PWA to enhance their drafts, e.g. using PWA only for the first drafts or for the first and final drafts. Finally, despite of the students’ constructive views on PWA, there was a risk that students only engaged superficially with the program by hitting the correction directly.

scholarly journals UTILIZING PEER AND TEACHER FEEDBACK IN ACADEMIC WRITING CLASS

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Taufiqulloh Yuvita Imam Yuliarto
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
English Education ◽  
Peer Feedback ◽  
Teacher Feedback ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Experimental Group

A process approach is usually employed in the classroom instruction of academic writing, particulary essay writing, in the Indonesian colleges or universities. This study investigates the role of teacher and peer feedback inserted in the steps of writing process on students’ writing achievement. It is an experimental research conducted at the English Education Department of Pancasakti University Tegal Central Java Indonesia, in the seven semester of the  academic year 2015/2016. The participants of this study are 40 students who attended essay writing class. The instrument is essay writing test which was administered before and after treatment to both experimental and control group. By using paired-sample t-test and f-test, it was found that the use of teacher and peer feedback were effective to teach essay writing. Such a technique contributed a significant improvemental to the students writing achievement in the experimental group. The result also showed that the writing achievement of the students in the experimental group was better than that of those in the control group. To conclude,  utilizing teacher and peer feedback is considered to be one of the effective ways for the students in learning essay writing. However, some drawbacks were found that need to be taken into account in the next related researches.Keywords: Teacher feedback, peer feedback, essay writing

scholarly journals Influence of Peer Review on College ESL Writers

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Irda Haryani Tahir
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Written Feedback ◽  
Writing Teachers ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
The Right ◽  
Giving Feedback ◽  
Open Access Article

Both students and teachers are environmentally challenged. Teachers are not well-heeled to do everything including giving feedback to students. Writing is a challenging area in teaching ESL. It was said that giving written feedback to students’ writing is the most time consuming and challenging job (Ferris, 2007). This paper reports on a study designed to investigate and identify the benefits and the challenges of peer review, to investigate the influence of content and form based feedback to students writing. Teachers should be more aware of the right techniques to use in a writing class to produce all-rounder future communities.Keywords: Environmentally challenged, future communities, influence, peer evaluation.eISSN 2398-4295 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals Measuring the Impacts of Using the Process Approach to Teach Second-Year English Major Students Essay Writing

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. p32
Author(s):  
Moussa Tankari ◽  
Ayodele Adebayo Allagbé ◽  
Abdou Maiguéro
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Process Approach ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Before And After ◽  
English Major ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Second Year

This paper aimed at measuring the impacts of using the process approach to teach second-year English major students at the English Department of Université de Zinder (henceforth, UZ) essay writing. Drawing on the pre-test-post-test repeated measures design, this study examined the written essays produced by the EFL students before and after the writing class. These pre and post tests were scored based on a criterial fair copy, and the scores were compared by means of an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to check whether there were any statistically significant differences between the mean scores. The findings revealed that the process approach had a positive impact on the participants’ essay writing skills. Also, employing Classroom Observation, the article attempted to qualitatively measure student engagement in the writing class. The findings further exuded that the EFL students observed were cognitively involved in the learning activities conducted in the class. Based on the foregoing findings, this study recommends that the process approach to (the teaching of) writing be adopted and used to teach writing in EFL classes across/in Niger.

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