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Peer reviewedSimard, Rodney – College Teaching, 1985
Each student has personal fears, anxieties, and insecurities about writing, which are productive only insofar as they force students into a reevaluation of the ways in which they perceive writing. Approached logically from a nonadversarial position, writing fears can easily be dispelled. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Coping, Creativity, Fear
Download full textStacks, Don W.; And Others – 1983
A study provided the initial test of a multidimensional instrument based on the idea that syntactic language choice might predict writing apprehension. The test measured six factors: (1) blank page paralysis, (2) general affect toward writing, (3) positive/negative business affect, (4) alternative modes, (5) attitude toward writing competence, and…
Descriptors: Business Communication, College Students, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
