Title of article :
Research anxiety and studentsʹ perceptions of research: An experiment. Part II. Content analysis of their writings on two experiences
Author/Authors :
Jacqueline Kracker1، نويسنده , , Peiling Wang2، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2002
Pages :
13
From page :
295
To page :
307
Abstract :
This is Part II of an experimental study investigating studentsʹ perceptions of research and research paper anxiety. The study integrates quantitative and qualitative designs to collect complimentary data. The participants were students in four sections of an upper division undergraduate course on technical and professional writing during the fall of 1999. A survey instrument used the Critical Incident Technique to solicit writings in studentsʹ own words about a memorable past research and writing experience at the beginning of the semester and the current research and writing at the end of the semester. The quantitative part of the survey measured studentsʹ perceptions about research using a questionnaire with five-point Likert scale, and studentsʹ anxiety levels using a standard state anxiety test (STAI Y-1). The first article, Part I, provides a detailed description of the experimental design and reports on quantitative results. This article reports on content analysis of studentsʹ writings about their experiences of the two research projects. Analysis of the data confirmed Kuhlthauʹs Information Search Process (ISP) model and revealed additional affective and cognitive aspects related to research and writing.
Journal title :
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Serial Year :
2002
Journal title :
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Record number :
993212
Link To Document :
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