Using Keystroke Logging to Understand Writers' Processes on a Reading-into-Writing Test

Autor/in	Chan, Sathena
Titel	Using Keystroke Logging to Understand Writers' Processes on a Reading-into-Writing Test
Quelle	In: Language Testing in Asia, 7 (2017), Artikel 10 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chan, Sathena)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2229-0443
DOI	10.1186/s40468-017-0040-5
Schlagwörter	Keyboarding (Data Entry); Graduate Students; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Tests; Persuasive Discourse; Essays; Language Proficiency; Writing (Composition); Reading Writing Relationship; Testing; Comparative Analysis; Writing Processes; Student Attitudes; Writing Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Texterfassung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language test; Sprachtest; Persuasion; Persuasive Kommunikation; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Schreibübung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Schülerverhalten; Writing test; Schreibtest
Abstract	Background: Integrated reading-into-writing tasks are increasingly used in large-scale language proficiency tests. Such tasks are said to possess higher authenticity as they reflect real-life writing conditions better than independent, writing-only tasks. However, to effectively define the reading-into-writing construct, more empirical evidence regarding how writers compose from sources both in real-life and under test conditions is urgently needed. Most previous process studies used think aloud or questionnaire to collect evidence. These methods rely on participants' perceptions of their processes, as well as their ability to report them. Findings: This paper reports on a small-scale experimental study to explore writers' processes on a reading-into-writing test by employing keystroke logging. Two L2 postgraduates completed an argumentative essay on computer. Their text production processes were captured by a keystroke logging programme. Students were also interviewed to provide additional information. Keystroke logging like most computing tools provides a range of measures. The study examined the students' reading-into-writing processes by analysing a selection of the keystroke logging measures in conjunction with students' final texts and interview protocols. Conclusions: The results suggest that the nature of the writers' reading-into-writing processes might have a major influence on the writer's final performance. Recommendations for future process studies are provided. (As Provided).
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