The effect of using peer assessment training on writing performance among arab efl high school students

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of using peer assessment training on writing performance among Arab EFL high school students. One hundred and twenty students aged fifteen and sixteen years old participated in this study with equal number of male and female students. The students were from two Arab high schools in Malaysia. This study employed a quasi-experimental research design. Participants were purposefully assigned to two groups, the control group and experimental group. Data was collected using Analytical Marking Scale (Alderson, et al’s, 1995) to assess student’s writing performance in the pretest and posttest.