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Students’ Acceptance of Using the Academic Report Template for Writing Academic Reports

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  • Nor Haniza Hasan

    (Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Negeri Sembilan Kampus Rembau, 71300 Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia)

  • Tuan Sarifah Aini Syed Ahmad

    (Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Negeri Sembilan Kampus Seremban, 70300 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia)

  • Zurina Zubir

    (N/A)

  • Aeimi Ruzanna Abu Hassim

    (Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Negeri Sembilan Kampus Seremban, 70300 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia Akademi Pengajian Bahasa, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Negeri Sembilan Kampus Seremban, 70300 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia)

  • Shi Lijun

    (Jinzhong College of Information, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, China)

Abstract

The writing of an academic report is a requirement for students who enrol in a course namely English for Academic Writing. It is challenging for students to prepare the report as it requires them to provide precise contents, use accurate language and adhere to a specific report structure. Moreover, another challenge encountered is that the report needs to be completed in a limited time since the course is conducted only in fourteen weeks. Therefore, to support the pedagogical practice in the teaching of the course, a template named as the Academic Report Template (ART) was developed to facilitate students in preparing the report. The template was designed by using Microsoft Office Word. The template provides the report structure with necessary styles for formatting the report. Besides, the template also includes guidelines to facilitate students to provide precise contents and use accurate language. The study was conducted to evaluate students’ acceptance of the ART by using a quantitative method. The instrument used was a close-ended questionnaire which was distributed via Teams and WhatsApp. The sample was selected using purposive sampling and consisted of 173 students at the degree level from Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. The data were analysed by using the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS). The results demonstrated that the students had positive acceptance towards the ART due to its ease of use and usefulness. Therefore, the use of the ART should be encouraged to facilitate academic report writing.

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  • Nor Haniza Hasan & Tuan Sarifah Aini Syed Ahmad & Zurina Zubir & Aeimi Ruzanna Abu Hassim & Shi Lijun, 2025. "Students’ Acceptance of Using the Academic Report Template for Writing Academic Reports," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 9(9), pages 5771-5781, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:9:y:2025:issue-9:p:5771-5781
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