Utilizing meta comprehension strategies to enhance pupil's writing performance skills and reduce writing apprehension among primary school pupils

الملخص EN

: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using meta comprehension strategies for enhancing pupil's writing performance skills and reduce writing apprehension among primary school pupils.

The participants were forty pupils in the fifth year from El-Shobban Al-Muslimeen Language School in Benha at Quliobeya Governorate.

The participants of the study were divided into two groups, the experimental group (N=20) and the control group (N=20).

The pre writing performance skills test was administered to the participants before the treatment.

Then, the experimental group was taught using meta comprehension strategies while the control group was taught using the regular method.

Then the post writing performance skills test was administered to both groups.

Results of the study revealed that using meta comprehension strategies was effective in enhancing pupil's writing performance skills and reduce writing apprehension among primary school pupils.

Key words: metacomprehension strategies, writing performance and writing apprehension