When you press "Start" below, you will be asked to evaluate how strongly you agree with 50 statements about perception of writing and your own writing habits. Rate your agreement with the statement. Do not spend too much time thinking about each item. Select your first impression.
This score is a measure of how much you like to think about your writing and how important your writing is to you. Scores in this subcategory can range from a high of 31 to a low of -13.
This score refers to how much you work to make your drafts as good as you think they can possibly be, including whether or not you plan time to write, whether or not you engage preparation writing skills, and how much you like to revise your drafts. Scores in this subcategory can range from a high of 25 to a low of -19.
This score refers to your level of confidence in your writing skills, including things like spelling, punctuation, grammar, organization, paragraph development, and thinking about your intended audience. Scores in this subcategory can range from a high of 39 to a low of 3.
This score refers to your level of anxiety and worry when working on writing tasks. Scores in this subcategory can range from a high of 31 to a low of -13.
This score refers to how much you think the informal writing that you do in texting and on social media platforms is the same quality of writing used on the job in your career. Scores in this subcatgory can range from a high of 28 to a low of -4.
The total score ranges from 112 to -88.
Adapted from The Basics of Media Writing: A Strategic Approach by Scott Kuehn and Andrew Lingwall.