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Jahin, Jamal Hamed – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
This study aimed to ascertain the current level of writing apprehension experienced by Saudi prospective EFL teachers and their current level of essay writing ability. It also aimed to assess the impact of peer reviewing on their writing apprehension level and essay writing ability. Data collection was carried out via two instruments: Second…
Descriptors: Writing Tests, English (Second Language), Feedback (Response), Control Groups
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Pajares, Frank; Viliante, Gio – Journal of Educational Research, 1997
This study tested the influence of writing self-efficacy, writing apprehension, perceived usefulness of writing, and writing aptitude on 218 fifth graders' essay-writing performance. Students' beliefs about their abilities directly influenced apprehension, perceived usefulness, and performance, and partially mediated the effects of gender and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Essays, Expository Writing
Teichman, Milton; Poris, Marilyn – 1988
To learn more about the initial effects of word processing on essay-writing performance and on writing apprehension, eight English instructors at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, conducted a one-semester controlled experiment with freshmen in eight randomly selected college writing classes. Eighty students wrote essays using terminals…
Descriptors: College English, College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy