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The Effect of Making Thinking Visible Approach on the Levels of EFL Students’ Critical Writing and Anxiety

Düşünmeyi Görünür Kılma Yaklaşımının Yabancı Dil olarak İngilizce Öğrenen Öğrencilerin Eleştirel Yazma ve Kaygı Düzeylerine Etkisi

Alaa Talaat Mahdi Mohamed(HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY)0009-0002-1137-1838
Özge Can Aran(HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-3229-4325
Pages
151–166
Publication Date
2026-03-01
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This study suggests that Making Thinking Visible offers a promising instructional strategy to promote linguistic growth and emotional maturity in EFL learning environment.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study investigates the impact of English instruction enriched with Making Thinking Visible approach—implemented through Visible Thinking Routines on EFL preparatory school students’ critical writing skills and the levels of their foreign language anxiety.
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Key Findings & Data:Statistical analyses, including a 2x2 mixed-design ANOVA, revealed that students in the experimental group exhibited a statistically significantly greater improvement in critical writing skills and demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in foreign language anxiety.
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Conclusion & Impact:This study suggests that Making Thinking Visible offers a promising instructional strategy to promote linguistic growth and emotional maturity in EFL learning environment.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
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⚙️Variables:görünür düşünme · eleştirel yazma · kaygı

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of English instruction enriched with Making Thinking Visible approach—implemented through Visible Thinking Routines on EFL preparatory school students’ critical writing skills and the levels of their foreign language anxiety. This research was designed as a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test study with experimental and control groups. The experimental group received English as a Foreign Language instruction enriched with Making Thinking Visible approach, while the control group followed the existing curriculum. Statistical analyses, including a 2x2 mixed-design ANOVA, revealed that students in the experimental group exhibited a statistically significantly greater improvement in critical writing skills and demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in foreign language anxiety. Qualitative findings from interviews conducted with the students in the experimental group also highlight the positive impact of integrating Visible Thinking Routines into English language instruction. This study suggests that Making Thinking Visible offers a promising instructional strategy to promote linguistic growth and emotional maturity in EFL learning environment.

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Bu çalışma, Düşünmeyi Görünür Kılma Rutinleri aracılığıyla uygulanan Düşünmeyi Görünür Kılma yaklaşımıyla zenginleştirilmiş İngilizce öğretiminin, yabancı dil olarak İngilizce öğrenen hazırlık okulu öğrencilerinin eleştirel yazma becerileri ve yabancı dil kaygı düzeyleri üzerindeki etkisini araştırmaktadır. Bu araştırma, deney ve kontrol gruplu yarı deneysel bir ön test-son test çalışması olarak tasarlanmıştır. Deney grubu, Düşünmeyi Görünür Kılma yaklaşımıyla zenginleştirilmiş Yabancı Dil Olarak İngilizce öğretimi alırken, kontrol grubu mevcut programı takip etmiştir. 2x2 karışık desen ANOVA içeren istatistiksel analizler, deney grubundaki öğrencilerin eleştirel yazma becerilerinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde daha fazla gelişme gösterdiğini ve yabancı dil kaygısında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir azalma olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Deney grubundaki öğrencilerle yapılan görüşmelerden elde edilen nitel bulgular da, Düşünmeyi Görünür Kılma Rutinlerinin İngilizce öğretimi ile bütünleştirilmesinin olumlu etkisini vurgulamaktadır. Bu çalışma, Düşünmeyi Görünür Kılmanın, yabancı dil olarak İngilizce öğrenme ortamında dil gelişimi ve duygusal olgunluğu teşvik etmek için umut verici bir öğretim stratejisi olduğunu göstermektedir.

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Mohamed, A. T. M., Aran, Ö. C. (2026). The Effect of Making Thinking Visible Approach on the Levels of EFL Students’ Critical Writing and Anxiety. Dil Eğitimi ve Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1, 151–166. https://doi.org/10.31464/jlere.1777436

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