RATE Issues (Dec 2023)

Examining THE Association Between EFL Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of Students as Writers and Students’ Writing Performance

  • Dejene Mendera,
  • Seime Kebede

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 30

Abstract

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The aim of this research was to examine the association between tertiary level students’ and teachers’ perceptions of students as writers and students’ writing performance. A mixed methods approach and a descriptive-correlational research strategy were employed. The data for the study was gathered through questionnaire, interview and test. Simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used to select the participants. Pearson correlations, multiple regressions and coding were employed for the analysis of the data. The results of the research show that a positive and a statistically significant association were indicated in relation to students’ views of themselves as writers and their writing performances. Additionally, the results of the analysis display that the student respondents have shown average to low perceptions of themselves as writers, but they have shown low writing performances. Besides, teachers have shown negative or low perception for students as writers. The research results also indicated a similarity concerning teachers’ views of students as writers and students’ own views as writers. The findings of the study have implication for the teaching and learning of writing because identifying students’ problems of writing considering the current study’s point ignites an argument among language scholars on why students at different educational levels are unable to write effectively in English.

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