Designing the argumentative essay test instrument based on critical thinking skills is step to produce writing used for measuring students’ performance in with skills. This study aimed at validity and reliability of The procedure create credible was conducted by testing valid reliable. process validating through content expert validation. making reliable done checking score students tested tryi...

In peer feedback literature, little is known about the patterns of success for activities in online learning environments. This study aims to explore successful, less and unsuccessful higher education students argumentative essay writing. this exploratory study, 330 were asked perform three tasks consecutive weeks. first week, they write an essay. second provided two sets on their peers’ essays...

The investigation attempted to measure the effect of learning style preference across two different writing strategies in classes. 58 subjects recruited from L2 classes comprised 19 visual, 21 auditory, and 18 kinesthetic learners. A 3x2 analysis variance test was applied work with experimental data. output confirmed a statistically significant interaction occurred among types strategy (x1) (x2...

The present study was designed to initially test a model of the role of a set of cognitive (namely, aptitude and working memory) and motivational (namely, language learning goals, self-efficacy beliefs and self-regulation strategy use) individual differences variables in writing performance of a group of Iranian undergraduate EFL learners and, subsequently, to identify the possible differences ...

This study aims to examine a design of computer-supported collaborative learning environment featured by Knowledge Forum with embedded teacher-student codesigned scaffolds and group portfolios as an assessment tool for Chinese tertiary business students and to further investigate how academic literacy develops in the designed environment. Four intact classes with 127 Year 1 students participate...