The Relations Between Students’ Beliefs About Writing, Writing Apprehension, and Their Use of Writing Strategies

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Abstract

This exploratory study extends previous research delineating the relations between students’ beliefs about writing, writing performance, and established predictors of writing performance. Two hundred eleven undergraduates took the Beliefs About Writing Survey, Writing Self-Efficacy Index, and a modified version of the Writing Apprehension Test when assigned a paper for class. After they wrote the paper, they reported the processes and strategies they used on the Writing Strategies Survey. Students holding beliefs about writing previously associated with strong writing performance were more likely to use a complement of writing strategies, particularly during prewriting and revising. Those with these adaptive beliefs were also more likely to generate their own ideas and consider their audience.

Authors

• Joanne Sanders-Reio, Florida International University

• Thomas G. Reio, Florida International University

• Isadore Newman, Florida International University

• Xuan Jiang, Florida International University