Abstract
In studies conducted to improve primary school students' writing skills, it has been determined that they make errors in the use of the punctuation marks and do not use spelling rules correctly. The purpose of this study was to reveal the effect of a qualified and planned peer and self-assessment-based editorial study [PSABES] on the success of fourth-grade elementary school students in following spelling rules and using punctuation correctly. In this study, an explanatory mixed design was used, and the research was carried out with 60 fourth-grade students attending a public school in Istanbul during the 2019-2020 academic year. According to the results of the research, it was determined that PSABES was effective in students' performance in adhering to spelling rules and using punctuation correctly. This was due to PSABES’ contribution to creating a positive attitude toward writing, increasing motivation, learning desire and communication skills, and allowing students to gain a culture of criticism, feel more valuable, recognize their mistakes, take responsibility and write more carefully. This research clearly demonstrates the effects of peer and self-assessment on the correct use of spelling rules, and punctuation marks. In subsequent research, the effects of self and peer assessment on students' overall writing success can be examined, and it can also be investigated how this process plays a role in shaping the writer identity of students.
Highlights
Writing, which is a tool for thinking, combines what passes through the mind of an individual with certain symbols and rules (Akyol, 2006)
According to the results of the research, PSABES was found to be effective in students' following the spelling rules and using punctuation correctly
Implementing PSABES offered students a positive attitude toward writing, increased their motivation, learning desire and communication skills, and allowed students to gain a culture of criticism, feel more valuable, recognize their mistakes, take responsibility for their work, and write more carefully
Summary
Writing, which is a tool for thinking, combines what passes through the mind of an individual with certain symbols and rules (Akyol, 2006). Writing affects young children's reading comprehension and literacy skills, playing a major role in their overall academic success. For this reason, writing skills constitute one of the most important skills that should be developed from the preschool period (Hardman & Bell, 2019). It is known that cognitive development, creative and critical thinking, research and problem solving skills, phonological awareness, recognition of words, reading comprehension, and using language operate at a higher level in individuals that have good writing skills (Aram 2005; Bloodgood, 1999; Shatil, Share & Levin, 2000). Because in the writing process, many cognitive skills come into play in a collaborative fashion These processes usually require high-level thinking and skills to apply thoughts. This enables the development of many mental skills
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