The reasons of using peer feedback

25 3 Prepare students carefully for peer response. In this step, the students are not only expected to be able to look for the feedback but also to give useful feedback to their peers. 4 Form pairs or groups thoughtfully. In forming pairs or group, the teacher can be strict to the stable pairs and groups. But it would be better if the students are given freedom to choose their partners as the chemistry of them can help the learning process as well. 5 Provide structure for peer review sessions. This is one of the steps that can lead to successful learning technique. The teacher should provide good structure for peer review so that the students can make the best of it. Ferris 2003 argued that it would be better if the peer feedback is in the written form since it can give students more time to think. 6 Monitor peer review sessions. In monitoring the peer review sessions, the teacher should be also involved but not too intrusive. It is because the students will tend to wait for the teacher to give them lead when the teacher is too involved. 26 7 Hold students’ responsibilities for taking peer feedback opportunities seriously. The teacher in this step should underline that peer feedback is important that the students can learn and benefit from the activities.

B. Review of Relevant Studies

This research employs the previous study to make easy in finishing this thesis. The previous study was conducted by Nasrin Shokrpour, Nikta Keshavarz, and Seyed Mohammad Jafari in Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences who conducted a research entitled, “The Effect of Peer Review on Writing Skill of EFL Students ”. They observed two classes, control and experimental. The results of the study showed that the writings skill of the students in the experimental group using peer review improved more than those in the control group.

C. Conceptual framework

Writing is one of the four skills in English. It is considered as a difficult skill since it involves more language than the other skills. Writing became a problem in SMP N 1 Mlati surrounding by several aspects that influence this problem. Those aspects were related to the teacher, students, and the learning process. This study concerned with the activation of the peer feedback to the students.