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Title Do millennial undergraduates’ views of writing differ when surveyed online versus on paper?
Source Computers in Human Behaviour, 27, 5, pp. 1915-1921
Year 2011
Database ScienceDirect
Access date 22.08.2011
Abstract

The purpose of this study was to test whether different survey delivery conditions made a difference in assessing college students’ practices, affect, and conceptions of academic and nonacademic writing. The delivery conditions represented combinations of three underlying factors: survey format (online versus paper-and-pencil), location (classroom, lab, home), and supervision (proctored or not). Participants (N = 268) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: (1) a paper version of the survey administered in classrooms at scheduled proctored sessions; (2) an online version administered in scheduled proctored sessions in a computer lab; (3) an online version at a location and time of the students’ choice. The survey had 103 closed-ended and three open-response questions. Results showed different participation rates across conditions and more variability in time spent for the “home online” group. However, there were few differences by condition to substantive questions regarding the students’ practices, conceptions, and affective responses associated with writing. The only place where responses differed by condition was in response to the optional open-ended evaluation of the survey.

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Year of publication2011
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