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Writer's Attitude And Writing Confidence: What Writing Instructors Need To Know, Audrey L. Thornborrow
Writer's Attitude And Writing Confidence: What Writing Instructors Need To Know, Audrey L. Thornborrow
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This thesis describes the research conducted on junior high and high school students' writing attitude and writing confidence. It was conducted in order to shed light on the needs of students as well as what pre-service and veteran teachers need to know when teaching a writing course in order to ensure success of all students in the 21st Century.
The targeted population consisted of 37 eighth, 24 eleventh, and 19 twelfth grade students at a small, rural K-12 school in central Minnesota. The over-arching question this study addresses is what can teachers do to positively affect writing attitude, and what …