Date of Award
Spring 5-15-2015
Document Type
Education 530 Project
Degree Name
Master of Education
Department
Education
First Advisor
Davis, Janine
Major or Concentration
Education
Abstract
This mixed methods study will investigate the effects of peer-editing as compared to self-editing on a writing assignment. Collaborative practices such as peer-editing have been found in previous studies to improve student writing (Abadikhah & Yasami, 2014; Alfassi, 2009; Baleghizadeh, 2010; Orly-Louis & Soidet, 2008; Storch, 2005; Suwantarathip & Wichadee, 2014; Woo, Chu, & Li, 2013). Although some studies have interviewed students who have engaged in collaborative writing practices like peer-editing, few have also interviewed students in the same study who were assigned to the independent writing condition. This study investigates both student perspectives from those who collaborated to those who did not collaborate during a writing workshop. There was no statistically significant difference between the quality of writing produced by the collaborative and independent condition. Students had a preference for working with a peer during the writing workshop. The study suggests further research in the conditions of editing and revising to find best pedagogical practices to aid student writing.
Recommended Citation
Busch, Kathleen, "Editing and Revising With and Without Peers: Do Students Produce Better Writing Through Peer Writing Conferences?" (2015). Student Research Submissions. 179.
https://scholar.umw.edu/student_research/179