WRITER SELF-PERCEPTION SCALE   Writing Self Perception test Full document.doc Links to an external site.

 Once you are finished with the test please submit it to me via email (valerie.rister@uky.edu) or by submitting through Canvas.

Listed below are statements about writing. Please read each statement carefully.  The circle the letters that show how much you agree or disagree with the statement. Use the following scale:

SA=Strongly Agree  A=Agree   U=Undecided    D=Disagree    SD=Strongly Disagree

Example:  I think Batman is the greatest super hero.           SA     A     U    D     SD

If you are really positive that Batman is the greatest, circle SA (Strongly Agree).

If you think that Batman is good but maybe not great, circle A (Agree).

If you can’t decide whether or not Batman is the greatest, circle U (Undecided).

If you think that Batman is not all that great, circle D (Disagree).

If you are really positive that Batman is not the greatest, circle SD (Strongly Disagree).

Source: Bottomley, D.M., Henk, W.A., & Melnick, S.A. (1997/1998). Assessing children’s views about themselves as writers using the Writer Self-Perception Scale. The Reading Teacher,51, 286-296.