IMPACT OF WRITING COURSE DESIGN BASED ON 5E LEARNING MODEL ON WRITING SKILL INSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effect of 5E Learning Model-based Essay Writingcourse design and implementation on the achievement level of 12th grade high schoolstudents in Essay Writing Course. The teaching and development of writing skills in foreignlanguage education is very important, but it is a known fact that our foreign languageeducation presents problems even in the level of middle and higher education in the foreignlanguage education system. In this respect, the development of writing skills and theimprovement of the lessons are very important. The study is a case study with mixed methodin which both qualitative and quantitative data collection procedures and instruments such asachievement tests, peer feedback form, students’ progress check form, and teacherperformance observation form are employed together. In the present study, qualitative data,collected by means of peer evaluation, student progress check and teacher performanceobservation, is subjected to descriptive analysis whereas quantitative data, collected by meansof Essay Writing achievement tests which are applied to twenty-two 12th grade studentsbefore and after the instruction and implementation of 5E Learning Model-based EssayWriting Course as pre- and post-test, is analyzed by paired sample t-test. According to theresults of the analysis, it can be said that the implementation of 5E Learning Model-basedEssay Writing course has a positive effect on the achievement level of students in EssayWriting Course.