Education in Written Popularization Skills for Higher Education Students: A Literature Review

In this literature review, we detail the effectiveness of teaching interventions for popularization writing on the (self-reported) popularization writing skills of university students. We included studies that focused on written popularization skills, that empirically tested the effect of the educational materials on (the self-perception of) writing skills, that detailed the educational materials that were being tested, and that focused on undergraduate or graduate university students as participants. Interventions for popularization writing mostly have a positive effect on the measured and self-reported writing skills of university students. This is irrespective of the pedagogical framework and educational materials that were used.