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Writing Process Feedback Based on Keystroke Logging and Comparison with Exemplars: Effects on the Quality and Process of Synthesis Texts
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Vandermeulen, Nina; Van Steendam, Elke; De Maeyer, Sven; Rijlaarsdam, Gert – Written Communication, 2023
This intervention study aimed to test the effect of writing process feedback. Sixty-five Grade 10 students received a personal report based on keystroke logging data, including information on several writing process aspects. Participants compared their writing process to exemplar processes of equally scoring (position-setting condition) or…
Descriptors: Intervention, Writing Processes, Feedback (Response), Futures (of Society)
Are Two Voices Better than One? Comparing Aspects of Text Quality and Authorial Voice in Paired and Independent L2 Writing
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Zabihi, Reza; Bayan, Maryam – Written Communication, 2020
Research has shown that collaboratively produced texts are better in quality compared with individually written texts. However, no study has considered the role of collaboration in authorial voice, which is an essential element in current writing curricula. This study analyzes the effects of collaborative task performance in the quality of L2…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Collaborative Writing, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
The Effect of Keyboard-Based Word Processing on Students with Different Working Memory Capacity during the Process of Academic Writing
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Van Der Steen, Steffie; Samuelson, Dianne; Thomson, Jennifer M. – Written Communication, 2017
This study addresses the current debate about the beneficial effects of text processing software on students with different working memory (WM) during the process of academic writing, especially with regard to the ability to display higher-level conceptual thinking. A total of 54 graduate students (15 male, 39 female) wrote one essay by hand and…
Descriptors: Word Processing, Keyboarding (Data Entry), Writing (Composition), Educational Benefits
Simultaneous and Successive Cognitive Processing and Writing Skills: Relationships Between Proficiencies.
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Harris, Muriel; Wachs, Mary – Written Communication, 1986
Investigated relationships between individual differences in (1) levels of writing skills and (2) proficiencies at simultaneous and successive cognitive processing. Correlated students' writings with the following word and sentence level problems: spelling errors, missing or inappropriate punctuation of sentence parts, missing noun and verb…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Skill Analysis
Flexibility in Writing Style: A New Discourse-Level Cloze Test.
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Pollard-Gott, Lucy; Frase, Lawrence T. – Written Communication, 1985
Describes a cloze test designed to measure writing flexibility, then examines its effectiveness in distinguishing experienced college-level writers from the inexperienced ones. Concludes that the measure is effective and that responsiveness to style features is a significant component of experienced writing. (FL)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Language Usage
Hidden Norms in Assessment of Students' Exam Essays in Norwegian Upper Secondary Schools
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Berge, Kjell Lars – Written Communication, 2002
The article presents the cultural background, methodological design, theory, and results of a comprehensive research project where the doxa and textual norms of the judges at the national writing exam in Norway were studied. The background of the study is the quite comprehensive reforms in Norway of the way writing is taught in the upper secondary…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Norms, Foreign Countries, Cultural Background