Assessment of Secondary School Learners’ Views on Teachers’ Written Corrective Feedback in English Subject.

Kitalima, Tamasha (2023) Assessment of Secondary School Learners’ Views on Teachers’ Written Corrective Feedback in English Subject. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

Research has shown that learners’ responses to WCF depend on their proficiency levels, goals, interests, beliefs, and authentic contexts. The past studies in the Tanzanian context confirmed the preference variation by reporting varying teachers’ WCF practices and learners’ needs. The present study was therefore vital to establish learners’ views on the WCF provided by teachers in Tanzanian EL secondary school classrooms. Specifically, the study identified the types of WCF provided by teachers to English learners, analysed learners’ preferences for the types of WCF provided by teachers and established the factors influencing learners’ preferences for the WCF provided by teachers. The study adopted a case study design involving 80 Form Two and Form Four students from Kigamboni Navy Secondary School. The study focused on WCF given to these students by their teachers in written assignments. Both purposive and criterion sampling were employed to obtain the students and the written assignments with teachers’ WCF. Document review, questionnaire, and focus group discussion were the tools used to collect data. Following Biber et al’s Typology of WCF (Biber et al 2011), the collected data were transcribed, coded and analyzed using content and thematic analysis methods. Findings revealed a disagreement between teachers’ practice and learners’ views on the given types of WCF. Learners’ views on the WCF provided by teachers were influenced by learners’ self-perceived ability, amount of information, teachers’ tone, and the scope of the WCF. The present study recommends that, in providing WCF, teachers should focus on what works for learners. Likewise, teachers should focus their attention on the factors that influence learners’ preferences for given WCF.

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