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39 Pages : 299-305

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).39      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).39      Published : Sep 2019

Peer Tutoring: An Effective Technique To Enhance Students English Writing Skills

    This study aimed to determine the effect of peer tutoring (PT) in enhancing students’ writing skills during English textbook taught to the students of Grade XI. The true experimental research pre/post-test design was used. The sample of the study comprised of 70 male and 58 female students containing each 35 male peer tutoring group (PTG) and non-peer tutoring group NPTG as well as each 29 female PTG and NPTG after matched before intervention. MCQs related to writing skills developed as a tool for data collection process. The tool is used in both pre and post-test for PTG and NPTG. The difference in both groups was calculated using statistical analysis. Linear regression predicted the effect size of male PTG 16.376 points higher (r = 0.860) than NPTG as well as female PTG 12.183 points higher (r = 0.813) than NPTG. These results indicated that PT technique enhanced students’ academic achievement.

    Peer Feedback, writing skills, English language, cooperative teaching.
    (1) Humair Akhtar
    Teacher,Department of Education,The University of Haripur, Haripur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Saeed Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education,The University of Haripur, Haripur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Saddaf Ayub
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education,The University of Haripur, Haripur, Punjab, Pakistan.

37 Pages : 401-416

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-I).37      10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-I).37      Published : Mar 2022

Impact of Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition Method on Development of English Reading and Writing Skills of Secondary School Students

    The Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) English teaching approach was compared to the traditional English teaching method in this study. The research was carried out in Punjab secondary schools. The goal of this research was to see how the CIRC technique compared to traditional English teaching methods. Because teaching pedagogies primarily rely on teacher-centered methods, the absence of critical pedagogies during the teaching process results in an unproductive system. In nature, the current study used a per-test-post-test nonequivalent control group design.The study included experimental and control groups. The study's participants were chosen using a convenient sampling approach. The experimental group was given the treatment(the CIRC technique was used), whereas the control group was given traditional instruction. A pilot study was conducted to establish the test's content validity and item analysis. To test the hypotheses, descriptive (Mean, percentage) and inferential(independent and paired samples t-tests) statistics were used to evaluate the data. The study's findings were useful for instructors in establishing new teaching techniques to address the challenges in developing English reading and writing abilities, as well as the obstacles experienced by secondary school students in learning English.

    Writing Skills, Reading Skills, Secondary School, Students
    (1) Rabeea Maqbool
    PhD Scholar, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Abid Hussain Ch.
    Faculty of Education, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.