The Influence of Suggested Cornell Note-taking Method on Improving Writing Composition Skills of Jordanian EFL Learners

Abstract

The study aimed at discovering the impact of suggested Cornell Note-Taking Training Model on improving writing composition skills. The sample of the study consisted of (58) English students in the second year selected randomly from the English departments in Al-Balqa Applied university. The sample was divided into two groups: experimental and control group. The researcher designed an exam and examined the students in both groups in pre-test and post-test to find the equivilance and the difference between both groups. After examination and analyzing data, the results of the study show statistical significant differences at the significance level (α≤ 0.05) between the mean scores of the experimental group which taghut by using Cornell method and the control group which used the conventional method in teaching composition.