An Investigation of First Year University Students' Confidence in Using Academic Literacies

Autor/inn/en	Nallaya, Shashi; Hobson, James E.; Ulpen, Tamra
Titel	An Investigation of First Year University Students' Confidence in Using Academic Literacies
Quelle	In: Issues in Educational Research, 32 (2022) 1, S.264-291 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nallaya, Shashi) ORCID (Hobson, James E.) ORCID (Ulpen, Tamra)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1837-6290
Schlagwörter	College Freshmen; Self Efficacy; Foreign Countries; Task Analysis; Case Studies; Literature Reviews; Critical Thinking; Reflection; Vocabulary; Writing Skills; Writing (Composition); Literacy; Academic Language; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Ausland; Aufgabenanalyse; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Kritisches Denken; Wortschatz; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Schreibübung; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Academic; Language; Languages; Akademiker; Sprache; Wissenschaftssprache; Australien
Abstract	Commencing students in universities today are very diverse with regards to their academic preparation, language, and cultural background. Some of these students are also first in family to attend university. With such diverse student profiles and previous learning experiences, it is possible that some students may not be confident to employ the academic literacies required in their study program. This paper reports on a mixed-method case study undertaken at an Australian university, to explore commencing students' confidence in using academic literacies at the start of their study program and after they had completed two semesters of instruction. Data were collected from 120 students at Time 1 and 54 students at Time 2 of the study. The study found that some students were uncertain of completing some task types such as case studies, article reviews and critical reflections. Students also lacked confidence employing discipline-specific vocabulary, critical thinking, and critical writing skills. Although, students' confidence levels in employing academic literacies improved overall after two semesters of instruction, confidence in writing critically appeared to remain low. Furthermore, students with English as an additional language (EAL), those studying externally and students who had taken a break from their studies, identified challenges in multiple areas of academic literacies. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.iier.org.au/iier.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/4/11