WRITING SELF-EFFICACY AND WRITING PERFORMANCE ACROSS GENDER IN VOCATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT

  • Mariana Ulfah Hoesny English for Tourism Industry, Business Administration Department, Politeknik Negeri Malang
  • Umi Anis Ro’isatin Automotive Electronic, Mechanical Engineering Department, Politeknik Negeri Malang
  • Mistianah Biology Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Universitas Insan Budi Utomo
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Abstract: This study is aimed at investigating the level of writing self-efficacy and its correlation towards writing performance. In addition, it will determine the difference of writing self-efficacy and writing performance across gender. The participants were 75 students from Diploma IV Electronic Engineering study program of State Polytechnic of Malang. They got English II subjects which focused on speaking and writing. It is a quantitative study with ex post facto design. The instruments were writing self-efficacy questionnaire, writing test and writing assessment rubric. Qualitative data from students’ writing will be also presented to show the profile of students with high writing self-efficacy. Correlational analysis will be done to find out the correlation of writing self-efficacy and writing performance. In addition, t-test was done to analyze the difference of writing self-efficacy and writing performance across male and female students. The results showed that writing self-efficacy has a medium positive significance correlation with writing performance. Moreover, male and female students were not different in terms of writing self-efficacy and writing performance.

Keyword: self-efficacy, writing, gender.

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Hoesny, M. U., Umi Anis Ro’isatin, & Mistianah. (2023). WRITING SELF-EFFICACY AND WRITING PERFORMANCE ACROSS GENDER IN VOCATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT. JALIE: Journal of Applied Linguistics and Islamic Education, 7(02), 249-272. Retrieved from http://ejournal.unkafa.ac.id/index.php/jalie-unkafa/article/view/736