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Research Article
Using self-assessment as part of reading courses is key to improving reading comprehension skills... more Using self-assessment as part of reading courses is key to improving reading
comprehension skills. This study aims at exploring how self-assessment
develops EFL students’ reading comprehension skills. It was conducted with
a sample of 40 students enrolled in the English Department, University of
Algiers 2 during the first semester of the academic year 2020/2021. To collect
data, an embedded mixed-methods research paradigm was used which
involved collecting both quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative
data were test scores collected as part of a pre-experiment. The preexperiment involved administering a pre and post reading test and
implementing a treatment. The treatment implemented was a selfassessment of reading strategies checklist. The qualitative data were
obtained by means of an open-ended interview on participants’ reading
strategies. Quantitative data were analysed by calculating the mean score
and the t-test, while qualitative data were analysed using content analysis.
The findings indicated that self-assessment helped the students to increase
test scores and to develop their reading strategies. It enabled them to plan,
monitor, and evaluate their reading process by implementing different
strategies and techniques. Drawing on these findings, it is suggested that
English teachers use self-assessment of reading strategies as part of reading courses, since it can improve students’ reading comprehension skills and
strategy use.
Research Article, 2022
Using self-assessment as part of writing courses is key to improving strategic and affective self... more Using self-assessment as part of writing courses is key to improving strategic and affective self-regulation skills. The aim of this study is to investigate how self-assessment develops EFL students’ writing selfefficacy. To conduct this research, an embedded mixed-methods design was implemented with a sample of sixty control and experimental participants. This involved a post-scale of writing self-efficacy to collect quantitative data, and an interview administered to twenty participants after the experiment to explore their perceptions of their writing ability. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and an independentsamples t-test at α=0.05. Analysis of the data revealed that the mean score of the experimental group was higher than that of the control group on the self-efficacy scale, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant on the same variable. Data from the interview indicated that the majority of the participants voiced high perceptions of paragraph writing ability. Based on these findings, it can be assumed that self-assessment is a learning strategy, which can enhance learners’ knowledge of criteria of good work and thus, can improve positive perceptions of their writing ability. This means that self-assessment can maximize their self-efficacy beliefs. Based on these findings, the study suggests recommendations for teachers to include self-assessment in their writing courses.
Research Article
Using self-assessment as part of reading courses is key to improving reading comprehension skills... more Using self-assessment as part of reading courses is key to improving reading
comprehension skills. This study aims at exploring how self-assessment
develops EFL students’ reading comprehension skills. It was conducted with
a sample of 40 students enrolled in the English Department, University of
Algiers 2 during the first semester of the academic year 2020/2021. To collect
data, an embedded mixed-methods research paradigm was used which
involved collecting both quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative
data were test scores collected as part of a pre-experiment. The preexperiment involved administering a pre and post reading test and
implementing a treatment. The treatment implemented was a selfassessment of reading strategies checklist. The qualitative data were
obtained by means of an open-ended interview on participants’ reading
strategies. Quantitative data were analysed by calculating the mean score
and the t-test, while qualitative data were analysed using content analysis.
The findings indicated that self-assessment helped the students to increase
test scores and to develop their reading strategies. It enabled them to plan,
monitor, and evaluate their reading process by implementing different
strategies and techniques. Drawing on these findings, it is suggested that
English teachers use self-assessment of reading strategies as part of reading courses, since it can improve students’ reading comprehension skills and
strategy use.
Research Article, 2022
Using self-assessment as part of writing courses is key to improving strategic and affective self... more Using self-assessment as part of writing courses is key to improving strategic and affective self-regulation skills. The aim of this study is to investigate how self-assessment develops EFL students’ writing selfefficacy. To conduct this research, an embedded mixed-methods design was implemented with a sample of sixty control and experimental participants. This involved a post-scale of writing self-efficacy to collect quantitative data, and an interview administered to twenty participants after the experiment to explore their perceptions of their writing ability. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and an independentsamples t-test at α=0.05. Analysis of the data revealed that the mean score of the experimental group was higher than that of the control group on the self-efficacy scale, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant on the same variable. Data from the interview indicated that the majority of the participants voiced high perceptions of paragraph writing ability. Based on these findings, it can be assumed that self-assessment is a learning strategy, which can enhance learners’ knowledge of criteria of good work and thus, can improve positive perceptions of their writing ability. This means that self-assessment can maximize their self-efficacy beliefs. Based on these findings, the study suggests recommendations for teachers to include self-assessment in their writing courses.