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DOI DOI: 10.33200/ijcer.1195617

An Analysis of the Relationship between Primary School Fourth-Grade Students’ Writing Performance, and Student and Class Variables

Bengisu Kaya Özgül1, Seyit Ateş2
  1. 1 Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit Universıty
  2. 2 Gazi Universıty

Abstract

This study aims to examine the writing performance of primary school fourth-grade students in relation to the student-level variables (writing, reading comprehension, self-regulation-based writing, writing motivation, and writing anxiety) and classroom-level (teacher) variables (knowledge of text-writing instruction and text-writing instruction self-efficacy beliefs). The data were collected from Zonguldak, Turkey in 2019-2020 academic year. The study used a correlation research method consisting of 734 fourth-grade students at primary school and 31 classroom teachers. The data collection tools included the Story Text and Informative Text Assessment Analytical Rubric, Writing Achievement Test, Reading Comprehension Test, Self-Regulation-Based Writing Scale, Writing Motivation Scale, Writing Anxiety Scale, and Text-Writing Instruction Form for Classroom Teachers, and Text-Writing Instruction Self-Efficacy Beliefs Scale. A two-level Hierarchical Linear Modelling (HLM) analysis was performed on the data. The results showed that students’ writing knowledge, reading comprehension level, and self-regulation-based writing skills play a significant role in their writing performance. The student-level variables examined in this study account for the text-writing performance of students by 24%. The study presents the results based on the findings and recommendations based on the results.

How to Cite

Kaya Özgül, B., & Ateş, S. (2023). An Analysis of the Relationship between Primary School Fourth-Grade Students’ Writing Performance, and Student and Class Variables. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 10(1), 104–119. https://doi.org/10.33200/ijcer.1195617
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