Presents a self-report questionnaire designed as a means of measuring writing apprehension in technical writing students. Explains how to administer, score, and evaluate the results of the questionnaire. (FL)

Describes the methodology and results of a study to determine whether writing instruction caused anxiety. The results indicated that teaching technical writing in freshman composition was more effective in lowering student writing anxiety than were literary-essay or rhetorical teaching approaches. (HTH)

Reports the methodology and results of a survey of professionals who write on the job to discern the problems they encounter. Indicates that fear and avoidance of the writing task, little or no advance planning, and an inability to organize content were at the root of their writing difficulties. (HTH)

Describes a method for using the press release to introduce basic technical writing principles and increase students' writing confidence. Includes lecture format and writing assignment. (HTH)