Table 5 Participants’ preferences of error correction techniques
WCF techniques | Mean ratingsa | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st-year students (N = 21) | 2nd-year students (N = 23) | 3rd-year students (N = 20) | Total average | One-way ANOVA | |
(a) Underlining the error without correcting it | 3.90 | 3.52 | 3.80 | 3.73 | .359 |
(b) Underlining the error and then directing you to a source for information | 3.86 | 3.61 | 3.20 | 3.56 | .131 |
(c) Indicating the type of error without locating or correcting it | 3.57 | 3.61 | 3.65 | 3.61 | .996 |
(d) Locating the error (e.g., by underlying it) and also indicating the type of error | 4.43 | 4.09 | 3.85 | 4.12 | .033 |
(e) Underlining the error and then correcting it | 3.90 | 3.65 | 4.20 | 3.91 | .246 |
(f) Correcting the error and then providing an explanation for the correction | 4.19 | 4.09 | 4.00 | 4.09 | .856 |
(g) Simply indicating that you have an error in the sentence by putting a cross next to it without locating or correcting the error | 3.10 | 2.74 | 3.00 | 2.94 | .576 |
(h) Asking my classmate(s) to correct the errors | 3.52 | 3.96 | 3.70 | 3.73 | .399 |