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ERIC Number: EJ494582
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-527X
Confidence and Competence in Writing: The Role of Self-Efficacy, Outcome Expectancy, and Apprehension.
Pajares, Frank; Johnson, Margaret J.
Research in the Teaching of English, v28 n3 p313-31 Oct 1994
Investigates the relationships among self-confidence about writing, expected outcomes, writing apprehension, general self-confidence, and writing performance over one semester. Finds that students' beliefs about their own composition skills and the preperformance measure were the only significant predictors. (SR)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Writing Achievement, Writing Apprehension, Writing Attitudes, Writing Research, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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