EFFECTS OF PEER COACHING TECHNIQUE ON STUDENTS WRITING SKILLS IN THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to determine the effectiveness of collaborative peer coaching technique on students' writing skills. The study group consisted of 86 freshmen students in Gaziantep University. In the study quasi experimental pre-test post-test one group design was employed. The students were divided into two groups according to their success in their written materials and peer coaching technique studies have been done in 8 weeks. Materials written at the beginning and at the end of the study were evaluated and accepted as scores for pre-test and posttest and statistical analysis were conducted using SPSS 18.0 software package. According to results, peer coaching technique has a positive impact on the writing proficiency of all students. In addition, the success of students in lower subgroup were found to be more growth than those in higher subgroup.

Keywords

• Writing
• Peer Coaching
• College Student