Reducing Writing Apprehension in Undergraduate Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Students

Autor/inn/en	Stephens, Lauren E.; Kim, Gyunghoon; Fogle, E'Lisha V.; Kleinbort, Tori; Duffy, Lauren N.; Powell, Gwynn M.; Olsen, Lisa K.-P.; Kakraba Coleman, Karleisha; Gremillion, J. Paul
Titel	Reducing Writing Apprehension in Undergraduate Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Students
Quelle	In: Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 38 (2023) 1, S.14-28 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Stephens, Lauren E.) ORCID (Duffy, Lauren N.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1937-156X
DOI	10.1080/1937156X.2020.1860668
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Writing Apprehension; Writing Skills; Writing Achievement; Tests; Intervention; Mentors; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Writing Assignments; Authentic Learning; Instructional Effectiveness; Writing Ability; Leisure Education; Writing Apprehension Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Unterrichtserfolg; Schreibkompetenz; Freizeitpädagogik
Abstract	The quality of undergraduate student writing is cause for concern among academics and industry professionals alike. Because writing apprehension is thought to be a contributing factor in the current deficit of undergraduate writing proficiency, the Writing Apprehension Test (WAT) was administered to parks, recreation, and tourism students to determine change in self-reported levels of writing apprehension as a result of a writing intervention program. The writing intervention program centered on the use of graduate writing mentorship and scaffolded, authentic writing assignments. Differences in pre- and post-WAT scores indicated lowered levels of writing apprehension for the intervention group. Additional analyses were conducted by deconstructing items included in the WAT into four subsets (e.g., enjoyment of writing, confident in ability, self-esteem, evaluation of writing), furthering empirical research on the WAT itself. Findings suggest that mentorship and authentic writing assignments within the discipline may be a viable avenue for improvement in undergraduate writing ability. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01