Pushpa T. Rajagani (2008) Using focused marking technique as one of the teacher's marking strategies to help secondary school students to improve the essay writing skill. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
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Abstract
This study was conducted in order to examine whether through the use of focused marking technique as one of the marking strategies by teachers in teaching essay writing, can lead to the improvement in secondary school students' essay writing skill. During the marking, the relevant features required for essay writing skill will be selected and focused by teachers based on the immediate need of students. Teachers could provide written comments and utilized them during the review session. It proposed the idea that teachers and students will have a focus in teaching and learning essay writing. Teachers will be able to assign more essay writing practices and students are expected to be more motivated to see those facilitative comments and less 'red ink' in their essay. This study employed a quasi-experimental research design. The samples were 10 secondary school English teachers and 100 form four students as the participants of the study. Three written assignments (essays) were given to them and marked by the teachers using the focused marking technique for the experimental group and the conventional marking method for the control group. Both groups were given pre and posttest. Besides that, there were informal interview and questionnaires for the teachers and the participants pertaining to their perceptiveness on teaching and learning essay writing. It is found that the experimental group has managed to perform better in comparison to the control group. Both the samples and participants realized the importance of teachers' marking feedback in improving the essay writing skill.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Keyword: | Focused marking, Teacher feedback, Essay writing, Writing instruction, Secondary education, English as a Second Language |
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB5-3640 Theory and practice of education > LB1025-1050.75 Teaching (Principles and practice) |
| Department: | SCHOOL > School of Education and Social Development |
| Depositing User: | DG MASNIAH AHMAD - |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Nov 2025 10:40 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Nov 2025 10:40 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/45667 |
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