Using a Scenario-Based Method to Explore University Students’ Views About Writing Assistance

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dc.citation.volumeLatest Articles
dc.contributor.authorMöller A
dc.contributor.authorComer K
dc.contributor.authorRawlins P
dc.contributor.authorEmerson L
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-01T00:07:51Z
dc.date.available2025-07-01T00:07:51Z
dc.date.issued2025-03-19
dc.description.abstractScenarios, or short descriptions of hypothetical situations, can serve as a methodological tool to gather insights and develop an understanding about participants’ perceptions. Studies have made use of scenarios to gauge student beliefs about the acceptability of various writing activities that may be considered help, plagiarism, or something else. These studies often employed scenarios within surveys comprised of single- or multiple-choice queries, leaving little space for participants’ views beyond binary responses and no room for their detailed explanations. Using scenarios as a way to start an in-depth discussion, however, offers opportunities to explore students’ perspectives and reasonings on using writing assistance from third parties. This article describes a unique implementation of a bespoke set of scenarios in a qualitative study that examined undergraduate students’ perceptions about third-party writing assistance. Using these distinctive scenarios represents a contribution to how we collect data on students’ perspectives. This method is particularly applicable for qualitative research studies exploring complex participant perceptions about nuanced phenomena within education.
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dc.identifier.citationMöller A, Comer K, Rawlins P, Emerson L. (2025). Using a Scenario-Based Method to Explore University Students’ Views About Writing Assistance. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies. Latest Articles.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s40841-025-00384-4
dc.identifier.eissn2199-4714
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0028-8276
dc.identifier.piis40841-025-00384-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/73138
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherSpringer Nature Limited on behalf of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education
dc.publisher.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40841-025-00384-4
dc.relation.isPartOfNew Zealand Journal of Educational Studies
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dc.rights.licenseCC BYen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectAcademic integrity
dc.subjectQualitative methods
dc.subjectScenarios
dc.subjectStudent writing
dc.subjectWriting assistance
dc.titleUsing a Scenario-Based Method to Explore University Students’ Views About Writing Assistance
dc.typeJournal article
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