Peer Assessment of Adolescent Learners' Writing Performance. (1st July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tsagari, Dina; Meletiadou, Eleni
• Is Part Of: Writing & pedagogy. Volume 7:Number 2/3(2015)
• Page Start: 305
• Page End: 328
• Publication Date: 2015-07-01
• Subjects: peer assessment -- writing performance -- assessor -- secondary education -- efl writing -- rating scale -- assesse; English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; English language -- Style -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; English language -- Writing -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; English language -- Written English -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 808.042071
• DOI: 10.1558/wap.v7i2-3.26457
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1756-5839

Abstract

Abstract : Peer assessment (PA), a process by which students' work (oral or written) is assessed by other students of equal status, has received a lot of attention recently (Assessment Reform Group, 1999, 2002). Using data collected from secondary schools in Cyprus, the current study investigates whether PA can improve the writing skills of adolescent students of English as a foreign language (EFL). The results showed that PA did have a positive impact on students' writing performance, especially for students who provided peer assessment. The article discusses the important role of PA in the development of students' writing skills and offers recommendations for the implementation of PA in EFL contexts.