GENDER DIFFERENCE

IN CORRECTING ERRORS
IN WRITTEN COMPOSITIONS
OF ESL STUDENTS

MICHAEL STEPHEN R. GRACIAS

MALT
INDEPENDENT VARIABLES DEPENDENT VARIABLES
1. Theories on Error
Correction
a. Types of errors corrected Difference between
b. Methods of error Male and Female
correction Teachers in Correcting
c. Comments made Compositions of ESL
d. Assessment approach Students
used
2. Corrected
Compositions by
a. Male Teachers
b. Female Teachers
 MaleFEMALE Female
II. CORRECTION Male MALE Female Total
TYPES OF Comments
4. Where/How ERRORS are written % %
STRATEGIES % % f % f f % f f
Table2.1 in2.the margins only
Difference 20
Between Male and Female in Correcting 20
Errors
1. Content
1.1Summary
Direct Composition
statement 90 289 100 946 60 123530
of 2.2
Students’
1.1 Organization 40 15 40 5
Margins and
1.2 IndirectSummary Statement
100 154 100 530 20 684 50
No 1.2 Cohesion
Comment 20 6 0 0
2. Conventions Male Female Total
III. COMMENTS
2.1 Spelling 80 % t-valuef % 90 Sig.f %
88
Dimensions 26 (2-tailed)
1. Types of Comments acc. to focus Male Female
2.2Form
ASSESSMENT
1.1 Punctuation 90 7 21 38 5 100 56 109
Types of Errors 0.314 % 0.757%94
2.3Content
1.2 Capitalization 90 7 38 15 6 100 16 176
31
Holistic
2. other types of comments 0
2.4 Grammar
Correction Strategies 100 393
0.916 100 0.372
1063
Analytic
2.1. Positive 20 50
2.5 Handwriting
Rubric a. Motivation
20 3 2 3 2 30
20 5 0.076 35
Comments
2.6b.Format made
Praise 80 4 -1.881
12 3 4 50 4 128
No Assessment done 60 50
c. Personal Response 1
3. Syntax 80 71 1 2
80 8 1.0037 9
3. Imperatives
Types of Assessment 8 .00031 7 45 76
4. Vocabulary 80 28 80 45