Social Work Students' Perceptions of Their Writing Skills Pre/Post Writing Intervention
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Academic Unit
College of Health and Human Services
Publication Date
2021
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This cross-sectional study assessed undergraduate social work students’ perception of their writing skills, individualized writing intervention plans, and writing workshop pilot program designed to improve students’ academic and professional writing. The present study used convenience sampling to administer a prewriting assessment and implemented individualized writing interventions to participants during Fall, 2018. Participants were junior social work majors enrolled in two sections of the Writing for Social Work course in a CSWE accredited BSW program. We used Qualtrics to administer the pre- and post-writing workshop interventions. Thirty-nine Participants completed a pre-test and post-test measuring their perceptions of their writing skills before and after participating in writing workshops. Mixed-methods provided quantitative and qualitative analysis of participants’ perceptions. Pretest results indicated that 85% of the participants were confident in their writing abilities and would earn at least an 85% in the course. Subsequently, post-test results indicated a drastic 47% decrease in students' assessment of their writing skills. Qualitative analysis indicated participants valued specific writing interventions. The theme analysis provides information that may assist in developing writing interventions for undergraduate social work students. The significance of the present study demonstrates that undergraduate students recognize their writing strengths and weakness, and prefer scaffolding assignments when focusing on academic writing in social work.
Journal Title
Journal of Behavioral Social Sciences
Volume
8
Issue
4
ISSN
2375-8899
Beginning Page Number
287
Last Page Number
301
Recommended Citation
Lawrence, Shonda and King, Ivis Renee, "Social Work Students' Perceptions of Their Writing Skills Pre/Post Writing Intervention" (2021). Faculty Authors and Creators Reception. 15.
https://opus.govst.edu/fac/15