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Students’ Evaluation on the Effects of Electronic Peer Responses in Writing
Journal
Current Research in Education and Social Studies
Date Issued
2020
Author(s)
Nguyễn Ngọc Hoàng Vy
Editor(s)
Prof. Dr. Vlasta Hus
DOI
10.9734/bpi/cress/v3
Abstract
The paper, part of a bigger project, is to investigate how the students, in a student-centered
pedagogical focus, perceive their own learning progress in e-peer feedback activities, including the
effectiveness of the use of blogs for e-peer responses in an L2 writing class. Thirty-two 2nd year
Vietnamese students at a university in Ho Chi Minh City participated in a 15-week writing course.
Data collection was from in-depth interviews, semi-structured interviews and end-of-course
questionnaires. Results of the study revealed that when students themselves assessed their own
writing its quality improved in both global and local areas; moreover, their writing was lengthier after
revisions. In addition, the students highly evaluated the use of blogs for e-peer responses because of
its usefulness and effectiveness for their writing improvement. The study will be helpful for instructors
who would like to apply a popular online medium for their writing courses.
pedagogical focus, perceive their own learning progress in e-peer feedback activities, including the
effectiveness of the use of blogs for e-peer responses in an L2 writing class. Thirty-two 2nd year
Vietnamese students at a university in Ho Chi Minh City participated in a 15-week writing course.
Data collection was from in-depth interviews, semi-structured interviews and end-of-course
questionnaires. Results of the study revealed that when students themselves assessed their own
writing its quality improved in both global and local areas; moreover, their writing was lengthier after
revisions. In addition, the students highly evaluated the use of blogs for e-peer responses because of
its usefulness and effectiveness for their writing improvement. The study will be helpful for instructors
who would like to apply a popular online medium for their writing courses.
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