Comparing the Self-Efficacy and Writing-Related Abilities of Native and Non-Native English-Speaking Students

Autor/inn/en	Rayner, Gerry; Papakonstantinou, Theo; Gleadow, Roslyn
Titel	Comparing the Self-Efficacy and Writing-Related Abilities of Native and Non-Native English-Speaking Students
Quelle	In: Cogent Education, 3 (2016) 1, Artikel 1179164 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rayner, Gerry)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-186X
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2016.1179164
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Comparative Education; Self Efficacy; Writing Ability; Native Speakers; English Language Learners; Student Attitudes; Correlation; Undergraduate Students; College Science; Cohort Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Writing Improvement; Likert Scales; Australia; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Schreibkompetenz; Muttersprachler; Schülerverhalten; Korrelation; Kohortenanalyse; Statistische Analyse; Likert-Skala; Australien
Abstract	The internationalisation of higher education generates several issues related to quality, uniformity of subjects taught across campuses and the role of differences in English-speaking ability, which may affect student learning and skills development. This study used a self-assessment survey framework to investigate Australian (native English speaking) and Malaysian (non-native English speaking) students' perceptions of their writing-related competencies. These perceptions were then correlated with students' grades for specific writing tasks at the Australian and Malaysian campuses of Monash University, a research-intensive tertiary institution. Student perceptions of six competencies were determined upon commencement and completion of a core science subject, SCI2010. Australian and Malaysian student perceptions of their abilities improved for all six, and four of the surveyed competencies, respectively. Upon commencement of the science unit, Malaysian students' self-efficacy was higher than that of Australian students for three competencies. However, by completion, Australian students had higher self-efficacy for all six competencies, which correlated with their higher literature review grades. There was no difference in grades for the annotated bibliography assignment. These results have important implications for the delivery of university subjects across international campuses. (As Provided).
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