The Effect of Argumentative Text Pattern Teaching on Success of Constituting Argumentative Text Elements

Abstract

The aim of this study is to view how argumentative text pattern teaching influences constituting argumentative essayelements. The study was performed according to one-group pre-test post-test design. The study was carried out inspring term of 2017-2018 academic year and it lasted for five weeks. 33 prospective teachers who took the course ofText Producing Techniques participated in the study. The data of study were collected through 132 argumentativeessays which prospective teachers wrote and Argumentative Text Elements Rubric to evaluate these. The results ofthe research are as follows: Quite few students included argumentative essay elements before argumentative essaypattern teaching and none of the students wrote justification for counter argument. It was determined that 66,7% ofthe students didn’t write data, 81,8% of them didn’t write counter argument, 87,9% did not write justification forcounter argument, 84,8% did not write rebuttal of counter argument and 48,5% did not write conclusion. At the thirdstudy, number of successful students increased on the basis of all elements. However, the majority of students havereached a partially successful level. At the post test, most of the students achieved successful level on the basis of allelements except refuting counter argument. Significant differences on behalf of the post-test were determinedbetween pre-test and post-test scores at all of the argumentative essay elements.