WHEN WRITING MEETS READING: INDONESIAN HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS’ HOT TAKES ON SOURCE-BASED ASSESSMENTS

  • I Putu Andre Suhardiana Universitas Hindu Negeri I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa Denpasar

Abstrak

This study addresses a gap in understanding how L2 learners in Indonesian higher education perceive integrated writing assessments, where reading and writing skills are combined. The objective was to explore student perceptions of source-based writing tasks and their impact on academic writing development. Employing a cross-sectional quantitative design, 109 first-year English education students participated. Data were gathered through a modified 26-item questionnaire using a 4-point Likert scale, supplemented by open-ended questions. Descriptive statistics and Chi-Square tests were used to analyze the data. Results revealed that 85% of students viewed readings as beneficial for enhancing writing skills (M = 2.93, SD = 0.88), while 59% agreed that source texts supported essay organization (M = 2.73). However, 42% did not perceive the readings as effective for language modelling, particularly grammar (M = 2.63, SD = 0.92). Advanced-level writers showed a higher tendency to use sources for idea generation (M = 2.81) but struggled with integrating grammatical structures. Significant correlations (p < 0.05) were found between proficiency levels and students’ use of sources for ideation and citation practices. The study concludes that source-based writing assessments positively influence idea generation and organizational skills but highlight challenges in linguistic and citation integration. These findings suggest the need for targeted instructional support in reading comprehension, textual analysis, and citation practices to enhance L2 learners’ academic writing skills in integrated assessment contexts.

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