The Effects of Online Peer Feedback on Chinese University Students’ English Writing Ability
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.62819/bej.2026.2684Keywords:
paragraph writing, writing ability, online peer feedback, Chinese university students, perceptionsAbstract
The main purposes of this study were 1) to study the effects of online peer feedback on Chinese university students’ English writing ability; and 2) to investigate the perceptions of Chinese university students towards online peer feedback in English writing. The samples were 80 first-year non-English major students at Health College from Hebei Oriental University, Hebei Province, People’s Republic of China in 2025-2026 academic year. They were obtained by using cluster random sampling technique. They were divided into two groups, one control group and a experimental group according to their English scores from the College Entrance Exams. The research instruments were lesson plans, writing performance tests and semi-structured interview. The obtained data were analyzed by using mean, standard deviation, independent samples t-test, dependent samples t-test and content analysis. The findings revealed as follows: 1) There was statistically significant difference between pre-test and post-test in the writing achievements of experimental group at p < .001. The students’ English writing ability post-test mean score of the experimental group was higher than the post-test mean score of the control group with statistically significant difference at .00 level. 2) The experimental group students had positive perceptions towards online peer feedback for improving English writing ability with the content results from Chao Xing Platform. They found the usefulness of online peer feedback in English writing, the fairness of peers, the ease of platform usage and made emotional impact of self-motivation.
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