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To develop and psychometrically validate the Situated Academic Writing Self-Efficacy Scale (SAWSES) to capture contextual and socially constructed dimensions of academic writing.

January 31, 2021Assessing WritingOpen Access

Development and validation of the Situated Academic Writing Self-Efficacy Scale (SAWSES)

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To develop and psychometrically validate the Situated Academic Writing Self-Efficacy Scale (SAWSES) to capture contextual and socially constructed dimensions of academic writing.
Conducted initial content validation using a Delphi panel of 15 expert scholars and pilot tested items using cognitive interviews among 20 undergraduate nursing students.
Evaluated construct validity across two sequential phases: an initial cohort of nursing undergraduates (Study 1, N = 255) and an interdisciplinary validation cohort of undergraduate (N = 543) and graduate students (N = 264) (Study 2).
Identified a robust three-factor instrument structure reflecting Writing-Essentials (synthesis, emotional control, language), Relational-Reflective capabilities (peer and mentor engagement, self-reflection), and Creative Identity (voice, creativity, and discipline-specific identity).
Demonstrated that the developmental scale structure effectively differentiates levels of writing engagement and isolates specific self-assessed deficits in disciplinary writing mastery.

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Instrument validation study demonstrates a three-factor writing self-efficacy scale in university students, indicating utility for identifying developmental gaps in disciplinary communication.

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Mitchell et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1ebfc9e5c5a32e9d9a87e6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asw.2021.100524

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Instrument validation study demonstrates a three-factor writing self-efficacy scale in university students, indicating utility for identifying developmental gaps in disciplinary communication.

Development and validation of the Situated Academic Writing Self-Efficacy Scale (SAWSES)

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Development and validation of the Situated Academic Writing Self-Efficacy Scale (SAWSES)

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