Direct vs Indirect Written Corrective Feedback: An Action Research
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to find out if direct or indirect written corrective feedback was more beneficial for a group of 28 students in the English Prep Year of an engineering department at a public university in Turkey. Utilizing an action research design, the observation and reflection phases of the study included the observation of the current written corrective feedback applications in the group. In the action phase, the students were divided into six groups for a collaborative writing task. Following the completion of the task, three groups were provided with direct written corrective feedback while the remaining three were given its indirect counterpart. Evaluation data was collected through semi-structured teacher observations, voice records of participant discussions and responses to guided reflection questions. The findings revealed that both types of written corrective feedback could be beneficial for the participants, however, indirect feedback was more suitable for classroom use since it also necessitated direct feedback for final drafts.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Studies on Education
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
January 31, 2020
Submission Date
May 8, 2019
Acceptance Date
February 12, 2020
Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 10 Number: 1