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Peer reviewedKean, Donald K.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Education, 1987
Two experiments examined the role that college students' verbal aptitude and evaluation anxiety play in the production of persuasive letters. Results showed that verbal aptitude should be considered when predicting the quality of students writing. Taking writing anxiety into account did not increase the predictive power of verbal aptitude scores.…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Multiple Regression Analysis, Persuasive Discourse
