English Instruction
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2020): English Instruction

The Effectiveness of Using Exit Slips on Improving EFL Learners’ Writing Ability and Reading Comprehension

Muhammad Fajri Hamdy (State Islamic University of Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau)
Linati Marta Kalisah (State Islamic University of Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Jun 2020

Abstract

This study aimed to find out the effectiveness of using Exit Slips on learners' writing ability and reading comprehension improvement through deep investigation on its effect and the extent of its effect on both language skills by applying Quasi-Experimental research (pretest and post-test design) at an Islamic university’s language center (LC). Based on their similar characteristics, two EFL level II classrooms containing 60 learners were selected as sample. Furthermore, they were assigned to the experimental and the control group. In collecting the data, writing and reading tests, observations, and interviews were utilized to assess participants’ abilities prior to and after the treatment. In analyzing the data, the t-tests (paired and independent sample) were run in SPSS. In addition, Cohen D formula was applied to determine the effect size. The results demonstrated that students of the experimental group outperformed the control group after the treatment (p<0.05). In addition, the values of effect size obtained, writing (1.8) and reading (1.9), were categorized into strong effect size. Thus, Exit slip had significantly affected students’ writing ability and reading comprehension strongly to the extent that average students in the experimental group improved their ability of these two skills to match the student ranked first in the control group. It was due to exposure to summarization and paraphrasing, students’ motivation, and teacher’s creativity and feedback provided by the practice of Exit slip that affected students’ improvement. However, there was little evidence to conclude that which of the three mentioned factors in the practice of Exit slip dominantly affected the students’ improvement.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ei

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

English Instruction (EI) is one of the journals published by Nalar Global Foundation, Indonesia and managed by the education development board. It aims to promote research and scholarship on Instructions in education at various educational levels. The education system is not only implemented in the ...