Table 7 Comparisons of the task response scores
From: Improving L2 learners’ IELTS task 2 writing: the role of model essays and noticing hypothesis
Mean difference | Z/U | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Control group (CG) posttest–pretest | 0.05 | Z = − 0.459 | 0.646 |
The experimental group (EG) posttest–pretest | − 0.11 | Z = − 0.566 | 0.572 |
Pretest: CG–EG | − 0.08 | U = 306.5 | 0.506 |
Posttest: CG–EG | 0.08 | U = 319.5 | 0.712 |