Learner-centred corrective written feedback in primary EFL : colour-coding and collaborative peer feedback

Kuhar, Hana (author), Brumen, Mihaela (author)

Colour-coding and collaborative peer feedback are learner-centred techniques that support the development of writing skills in English as a foreign language (EFL), particularly in primary education. These techniques encourage creativity, foster collaboration, and increase learner engagement; however, their practical use among young learners remains underexplored. This article presents a systematic review of eight scholarly studies and theses published between 2010 and 2024, focusing on students aged 10 to 15, corresponding to the second and third cycles of the Slovenian primary school system. While the pedagogical value of these techniques is widely acknowledged, clear, age-appropriate guidelines for their classroom implementation are still lacking. To address this gap, the article synthesizes existing research and proposes a step-by-step instructional model adapted to EFL learners in this age group.

• Language: English
• Keywords: corrective written feedback, colour-coding feedback technique, collaborative peer feedback, English as a foreign language, second and third cycles of primary school
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 01.01.2025
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: Str. 169-188
• Numbering: Vol. 22, no. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-180074
• UDC: 811.111'243:373.3
• ISSN on article: 2386-0316
• DOI: 10.4312/elope.22.2.169-188
• COBISS.SI-ID: 263966723
• Publication date in RUL: 02.03.2026

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: ELOPE : English language overseas perspectives and enquiries
• Shortened title: ELOPE
• Publisher: Založba Univerze v Ljubljani
• ISSN: 2386-0316
• COBISS.SI-ID: 279508736

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• License: CC BY-SA 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Description: This Creative Commons license is very similar to the regular Attribution license, but requires the release of all derivative works under this same license.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Na učenca osredinjeno podajanje pisne korektivne povratne informacije pri angleščini kot tujem jeziku v osnovni šoli : barvno kodiranje in sodelovalna vrstniška povratna informacija

Abstract

Tehniki barvnega kodiranja in sodelovalne vrstniške povratne informacije sodita med na učenca osredinjene pristope, ki dokazano prispevajo k razvoju pisnih zmožnosti pri učenju angleščine kot tujega jezika (TJ), zlasti v osnovnošolskem kontekstu. Čeprav tehniki spodbujata ustvarjalnost, sodelovanje ter večjo vključenost učencev, njuna sistematična uporaba pri mlajših učencih ostaja razmeroma slabo raziskana. Prispevek zato predstavlja sistematični pregled osmih znanstvenih prispevkov in zaključnih del, objavljenih med letoma 2010 in 2024, s poudarkom na učencih, starih od 10 do 15 let, ki ustrezajo drugemu in tretjemu vzgojno-izobraževalnemu obdobju slovenskega osnovnošolskega sistema. Kljub prepoznanim pedagoškim koristim tehnik še vedno primanjkuje jasnih, starosti prilagojenih smernic za njihovo učinkovito vključevanje v učni proces. Da bi zapolnili to vrzel, članek združuje obstoječe raziskave in predlaga model postopnega poučevanja, prilagojen učencem angleščine kot TJ v tej starostni skupini.

• Keywords: pisna korektivna povratna informacija, tehnika barvnega kodiranja, tehnika barvnega kodiranja, sodelovalna vrstniška povratna informacija, angleščina kot tuji jezik, učenci drugega in tretjega vzgojno-izobraževalnega obdobja OŠ