January 1, 2007

Empirical Properties of a Scale to Assess Writing Self-Efficacy in School Contexts

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The psychometric properties of a scale assessing the writing self-efficacy of 1.258 students from Grades 4 to II were analyzed with exploratory factor analysis. Two factors emerged. I designating basic grammar skills and I designating more advanced composition skills. The Writing Self-Efficacy Scale (F. Pajares & G. Valiante, 1999) functioned equally well at each academic level assessed.

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Frank Pajares (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1551f115658026c0823175 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/07481756.2007.11909801

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