Further Studies on Writing Apprehension: SAT Scores, Success Expectations, Willingness to Take Advanced Courses and Sex Differences

Key Points

• This study aims to investigate the relationship between writing apprehension and academic outcomes like SAT scores and advanced course enrollment.
• Participants were randomly assigned to different intervention groups.
• Assessments included questionnaires on writing apprehension and academic success expectations.
• Data analysis focused on the impact of sex differences on writing apprehension outcomes.
• Higher writing apprehension correlated with lower SAT scores, especially among females (p<0.05).
• Success expectations were significantly higher in students willing to take advanced courses (p<0.01).
• Sex differences revealed that male students reported lower writing apprehension scores compared to female students (p<0.05).