The Effects of Game-based Peer Response on Writing Quality: High-ability vs. Low-ability

Abstract

In this study, we proposed a game-based peer response to enhance student writing. In addition, we also examined how students with different levels of ability react to the game-based peer response. The results revealed that such a game-based peer response could enhance students’ writing quality and narrow the gap between the high-ability students and the low-ability students. Moreover, the effects of the game-based peer response on the improvement of high-ability students’ writing quality was limited and did not reach to a significant level. Conversely, the game-based peer response was able to significantly improve the writing quality of low-ability students, regardless the overall quality or each individual aspect of writing quality.