Exploring Discordance between Self-Efficacy and Writing Performance among Low-Literate Adult Students

Autor/inn/en	Anastasiou, Dimitris; Michail, Domna
Titel	Exploring Discordance between Self-Efficacy and Writing Performance among Low-Literate Adult Students
Quelle	In: Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 11 (2013) 1, S.53-87 (35 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1937-6928
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Self Efficacy; Writing Skills; Adults; Adult Students; Adult Education; Mixed Methods Research; Low Achievement; Cognitive Processes; Measures (Individuals); Spelling; Correlation; Semi Structured Interviews; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Messdaten; Schreibweise; Korrelation; Griechenland
Abstract	The paper explores accordance or discordance between efficacy beliefs of adult students and their writing performance, using a mixed methods design. The participants are 33 students with learning disabilities (LD) and 35 low-achieving (LA) students, who were attending two Second-Chance Schools (SCSs), a specific type of adult education. Quantitative analysis reveals that both LD and LA students raised their writing and spelling self-efficacy considerably, although they did not seem to enhance their writing and spelling performance during their school attendance. The qualitative analysis reveals that the disproportional increase in efficacy beliefs of adult LD and LA students could be attributed to the writing practices followed in the SCSs. Implications for practice are considered. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2021/2/06