READ ME File For 'Dataset supporting the research presented in the thesis 'Writing persistence: investigating the interplay between Saudi EFL profiles of grit, buoyancy and self-efficacy and their impact on writing achievement and working memory functions'

Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D3562

ReadMe Author: Rehab Alowayid, University of Southampton ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8709-8597

This dataset supports the thesis entitled Writing Persistence: Investigating the Interplay between Saudi EFL Profiles of Grit, Buoyancy and Self-efficacy and their Impact on Writing Achievement and Working Memory Functions
AWARDED BY: University of Southampton
DATE OF AWARD: 2025


Date of data collection: January, 2023 to March, 2023

Information about geographic location of data collection: Qassim University, Saudi Arabia

Licence:
CC BY

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DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
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This dataset contains:

survey_data.xls.xlsx - The excel survey file contains all raw data used for the survey data used. 

research.project.data.24.xlsx - The excel research.project file contains data for the cloze test and working memory tasks.

survey.docx - a word document comtaining the survey questions

Also included for transparency are copies of the consent forms and participant information.


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METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: <Survey, Cloze test, Working Memory Task, Interview protocol>

Methods for processing the data: <Test scores were standardised and analyzed using SPSS software. The analysis included both descriptive and inferential statistical methods, as well as clustering techniques. >

Software- or Instrument-specific information needed to interpret the data, including software and hardware version numbers:SPSS V29,MAXQDA 24.02. 


Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: Each participant was assigned a unique student ID, which was used consistently across all datasets to ensure accurate tracking of individual data. All questionnaire responses were reviewed for completeness. Incomplete or inconsistent responses were excluded from the analysis. Test scores (working memory and cloze tests) were double-checked for data entry accuracy through inter-rater reliability checks.  Interview transcripts were cross-checked. Outliers in the quantitative data were checked and addressed. Data were cleaned and standardised prior to analysis. 


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DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION 
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Number of variables: The independent variables are grit, buoyancy, and self-efficacy. The dependent variables are WM scores and writing scores.

Number of cases/rows: 60


   




Date that the file was created: June, 2025