A Scientific Novel Way of Article and Thesis Writing: Findings from a Survey on Keyword, Sequence, and Importance (KSI) Technique

Abstract

Academic scientific writing is essential to graduation and post-graduation. Many graduate students suffer from a lack of systematic technique. An effective and efficient writing skill and technique guide the students to produce a good article and thesis in a short period. Keyword, Sequence, and Importance (KSI) is a robust academic writing technique. The study investigated the KSI model's effectiveness in academic writing using the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) model. The authors of articles and dissertations are sometimes in a fix on how to start, how to flow, how many citations are needed, how many words to be included in a paragraph, which should come first, and the sequence, etc. A total of 55 students (Ph.D., Masters, and others), who participated in the workshop to learn the KSI model in the workshop, participated in this study, and provided necessary data. SPSS statistical tool was used to analyze the collected data to examine KAP's impact on authors' writing performance. The results of multiple regression showed that attitude and practice had a significant effect on scientific writing performance. The findings implicate that the KSI model is a persuasive writing technique with which the supervisors can adequately guide their students. The students can produce scientific writing in a minimum time. The KSI model, practically, benefits a student to get graduate on time (GOT). The study findings also contribute to the KAP model to support its theoretical assumptions in the education sector.