The Role of Error Type and Working Memory in Written Corrective Feedback Effectiveness on First-Language Self Error-Correction

This study examined the role of error-type and working memory (WM) in effectiveness direct-metalinguistic indirect written corrective feedback (WCF) on self error-correction first-language writing. Fifty-one French first-year psychology students volunteered to participate experiment. They carried out a task after receiving WCF typographical, orthographic, grammatical, semantic errors. Results indicated that affected efficacy WCF. In both groups, typographical was performed better than others; orthographic grammatical were not different, but corrected more frequently Between-group comparisons showed no difference between two groups correcting errors, while significantly for direct group. revealed WM involved errors groups. It did, however, predict only response addition, processing component predictive These findings suggest mediates at monitoring stage writing, does associate with all types this stage.