Title

Confidence And Competence Among Community College Students: Self-Efficacy And Performance In Grammar

Abstract

Proper grammar is crucial for effective communication. Two surveys of students in an introductory writing course sought to identify predictors of grammar ability. Students demonstrated a limited grasp of the language, struggling with such issues as the distinction between “it's” and “its.” Women performed better than men at the beginning of the semester, but the gap later narrowed. There was a correlation between self-efficacy (confidence in one's ability to perform a particular task) and grammar ability at the end of the semester. To the knowledge of the authors, this is the first study to empirically link grammar self-efficacy and grammar performance. High school grade point average also predicted grammar ability at the end of the semester. © 2004 Taylor and Francis, LLC.

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Publication Title

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Volume

28

Issue

8

Number of Pages

663-675

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/10668920390254663

Socpus ID

85011464978 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85011464978

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