Assessing the Influence of Teacher Feedback on English Writing Skills Development

Abstract

It is commonly agreed among EFL teachers and language practitioners that effective teaching of the writing skill goes through constructive writing instruction. This instruction includes, but not limited to, the continuing assessment of writing performances via the provision of comments and written feedback so as to help learners develop their writing capacities in the long term. The present study aims to assess the influence of teacher feedback on English writing skills development. Teachers Feedback strategy can improve students’ ability in writing skill and also to know whether Teachers Feedback Strategy is a good strategy in writing skill. Writing skill is one of the most challenging English language skills to excel in. Despite its importance in the curriculum, it is still the least developed skill among the ESL students. Ineffective teaching methodology and the outdated assessment criteria may be seen as its two main reasons. Quantitative research approach used in this study and the population was the Grade 9^th and 10^th students from different schools. Data collected through the continent sampling and sample size was 400 school students. A self-made questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants. The findings have revealed that students encountered many writing difficulties and that teachers' intervention, through written feedback provision, has substantially contributed to the improvement of the students' writing skills as a consequence, the present research has come up with some pedagogical implications for teachers of writing such as the integration of reading in writing, diversifying written feedback modes. Thus, the study conformed the effectiveness of continuous feedback on students’ writing skills.