Screencast versus Text-Based Feedback in L2 Academic Writing: Revision Uptake and Student Perceptions

Abstract

The rapid expansion of technology-mediated feedback modes has prompted growing interest in screencast feedback as an alternative to text-based electronic feedback in L2 writing instruction. This study compares the effects of screencast feedback and text-based electronic feedback on revision uptake and explores students’ perceptions of screencast feedback in a content-based academic writing course. The participants were 41 pre-service English language teachers enrolled at a state university in Türkiye. Over one semester, the experimental group received indirect instructor feedback on their second drafts through screencast video recordings, while the control group received equivalent feedback as marginal comments in Microsoft Word. Quantitative data were drawn from a randomly selected subsample of 20 students (10 per group), resulting in 40 final drafts per group for analysis. Revision uptake was measured by calculating correction scores from final drafts, and group differences were analysed using Mann-Whitney U tests. In addition, six randomly selected participants from the experimental group took part in a semi-structured focus group interview to explore their perceptions of the screencast feedback process. The results showed that students in the screencast feedback group achieved significantly higher correction scores at the micro, macro, and overall levels. Qualitatively, students perceived screencast feedback as improving their writing, enhancing their engagement with the feedback process, and facilitating their revision strategies, while also demonstrating critical awareness of the constraints imposed by time limitations on feedback delivery. These findings contribute to the growing evidence base for screencast feedback in L2 writing and highlight its potential as an effective and engaging feedback mode in EFL pre-service teacher education contexts.

Keywords

• screencast feedback
• revision uptake
• academic writing
• perceptions
• L2 writing.

İkinci Dil Akademik Yazımında Ekran Görüntüsü Kaydına Dayalı ve Metin Tabanlı Geri Bildirim: Düzeltme Alımı ve Öğrenci Algıları

Abstract

Teknoloji aracılı geri bildirim biçimlerinin hızla yaygınlaşması, ekran görüntüsü kaydına dayalı geri bildirimi (screencast feedback) ikinci dil yazma öğretiminde metin tabanlı elektronik geri bildirimin bir alternatifi olarak giderek daha fazla ilgi odağı haline getirmiştir. Bu çalışma, içerik temelli bir akademik yazma dersinde ekran görüntüsü kaydına dayalı geri bildirim ile metin tabanlı elektronik geri bildirimin düzeltme alımı üzerindeki etkilerini karşılaştırmakta ve öğrencilerin ekran görüntüsü kaydına dayalı geri bildirime ilişkin algılarını incelemektedir. Araştırmaya, Türkiye'deki bir devlet üniversitesinde öğrenim gören 41 İngilizce öğretmeni adayı katılmıştır. Bir sömestr boyunca, deney grubu ikinci taslak yazılarına ilişkin öğretici geri bildirimini ekran görüntüsü video kayıtları aracılığıyla alırken, kontrol grubu eşdeğer geri bildirimi Microsoft Word'de kenar yorumları biçiminde almıştır. Nicel veriler, rastgele seçilen 20 öğrenciden (her gruptan 10'ar kişi) oluşan bir alt örneklemden elde edilmiş olup analiz için her gruptan 40 son taslak incelenmiştir. Düzeltme alımı, son taslaklardan elde edilen düzeltme puanları hesaplanarak ölçülmüş; gruplar arasındaki farklılıklar Mann-Whitney U testleriyle analiz edilmiştir. Ayrıca, deney grubundan rastgele seçilen altı katılımcı, ekran görüntüsü kaydına dayalı geri bildirim sürecine ilişkin algılarını paylaşmak amacıyla yarı yapılandırılmış bir odak grup görüşmesine katılmıştır. Sonuçlar, ekran görüntüsü kaydına dayalı geri bildirim grubundaki öğrencilerin mikro, makro ve genel düzeylerde anlamlı ölçüde daha yüksek düzeltme puanları elde ettiğini ortaya koymuştur. Nitel bulgular açısından ise öğrenciler, ekran görüntüsü kaydına dayalı geri bildirimin yazma becerilerini geliştirdiğini, geri bildirim süreciyle etkileşimlerini artırdığını ve düzeltme stratejilerini kolaylaştırdığını ifade etmiş; aynı zamanda geri bildirim sunumundaki zaman sınırlılıklarının yarattığı kısıtlamaların farkında olduklarını da göstermişlerdir. Bu bulgular, ikinci dil yazma öğretiminde ekran görüntüsü kaydına dayalı geri bildirimi destekleyen büyüyen kanıt tabanına katkı sağlamakta ve bu yöntemin İngilizce öğretmenliği lisans programlarında etkili ve ilgi çekici bir geri bildirim biçimi olarak taşıdığı potansiyeli gözler önüne sermektedir.

Keywords

• Ekran Görüntüsü Kaydı
• Geri Bildirim
• İkinci Dil Akademik Yazım

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