Effectiveness of a Training Program in Improving Scientific Writing Skills Based on APA 7 Style among Postgraduate Students

Abstract

Scientific writing is the final product of research and can take the form of a master’s or doctoral thesis or a peer reviewed journal article. It must follow the appropriate format and style of scientific writing. We verify the effectiveness of a training program in improving the scientific writing skills of 26 postgraduate students at King Faisal University's College of Education. A quasi-experimental approach was used. The sample was divided into 13 experimental group and 13 control group. A scientific writing skills scale and training program (both developed by the researchers) were used. The results showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the mean ranks of the experimental and control groups on the post-test in favor of the experimental group. The results also revealed a statistically significant difference between the mean ranks of the experimental group on the pre-and post-tests in favor of the post-test, the findings of the study indicate that the training program was effective in improving the scientific writing skills of the participants.