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...

though privileges ascribed to various facets of language learning strategy training have long been espoused with regard to varied language skills and components, the role some individual variables such as emotional intelligence might play in this respect seems to have received very scant attention. the researchers in the current study embarked on a probe into the impact of metacognitive strateg...

the present study investigated the use of interactive metadiscourse resources (imrs) in terms of appropriacy during a process- based writing course by applying qualitative and exploratory methods. moreover, learners' perception was investigated to find out how confident they felt as they were writing and rewriting the drafts. 30 intermediate efl learners were chosen to participate in this study...

Abstract While many studies have investigated the effect of task complexity on L2 writing, little has been reported effects intended manipulations task-generated cognitive demands in writing. This study, therefore, was designed to examine relative and students’ Two argumentative writing tasks were manipulated with varying numbers elements reasoning be distinguished either as a simple or complex...

Dialogical argumentation practice contributes positively to argumentative writing skills. Specifically, deliberative dialogues are effective in promoting argument and counterargument integration students' essays. However, the potential of dialogic activities may be increased if they combined with instructional practices. The primary objective this research is compare impact four intervention pr...

This research departed from some problems faced by senior high school students in writing argumentative text such as their difficulties to organize the idea, lack of intention writing, and technique especially text. The objective this was find out whether use fishbone diagram could improve students’ ability or not.
 a classroom action research. subject 34 consisted 12 males 22 females. ins...