Online corrective feedback produced larger reductions in sentence structure, grammar and vocabulary errors than conventional corrective feedback, which showed no grammar improvement¶

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Currency · newest study 2013 · checked against its sources 2026-11-02 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? From first to final draft, the online corrective feedback group reduced sentence structure errors by 47.4%, grammar errors by 70.6% and vocabulary errors by 45.4%, while the conventional group reduced sentence structure by 23.2% and vocabulary by 17.6% with no grammatical improvement. → Yoke et al. 2013

Evidence¶

Yoke et al. 2013¶

Soo Kum Yoke, Cecilia Bai Rajendran, Noridah Sain, Puteri Nur Hidayah Kamaludin, Sofwah Md Nawi & Suhaili Mohd Yusof. (2013). The Use of Online Corrective Feedback in Academic Writing by L1 Malay Learners. English Language Teaching, 6(12). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v6n12p175

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Error-type analysis of drafts from the two-group experiment (control and experimental, 22 students each), tabulated by sentence structure, grammar and vocabulary. The quote gives the online group's percentage decreases; the conventional group's decreases were 23.2% and 17.6% with no grammar improvement.

"From the first draft to the final draft it was found that students who received online corrective feedback had a decreased number of errors committed for sentence struct ure (47.4%), grammar (70.6%) and vocabulary (45.4%)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Syntax — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Tertiary L1 Malay learners given online corrective feedback via email outperformed the conventional corrective feedback control group on the final draft — related
• Review reports that asking students to notice particular errors decreased errors in a subsequent draft without reducing overall writing quality (Chandler) — related