Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2013
Abstract
Using data from two surveys and end-of-semester reflections, researchers learned that students enrolled in writing-about-writing (WAW) courses are initially intimidated by the demands of a WAW curriculum, but the students’ perceived inability to complete the requirements contradicted survey data and final written reflections. Ongoing public conversations surrounding WAW curriculum and movement may lead faculty working with high at-risk populations, including but not limited to Latino/as, hesitant to adapt this approach, but the researchers challenge these perceptions and call for additional research to confirm that students who complete WAW courses have an increased sense of self-efficacy towards academic writing.
Recommended Citation
McCracken, I. M., & Ortiz, V. A. (2013). Latino/a Student (Efficacy) Expectations: Reacting and Adjusting to a Writing-about-Writing Curriculum Change at an Hispanic Serving Institution. In Composition Forum (Vol. 27). Association of Teachers of Advanced Composition.
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Publication Title
Composition Forum
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