Diagnostic Assessment of L2 Academic Writing Product, Process and Self-Regulatory Strategy Use with a Comparative Dimension

Autor/inn/en	Xie, Qin; Lei, Yuqi
Titel	Diagnostic Assessment of L2 Academic Writing Product, Process and Self-Regulatory Strategy Use with a Comparative Dimension
Quelle	In: Language Assessment Quarterly, 19 (2022) 3, S.231-263 (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Xie, Qin) ORCID (Lei, Yuqi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1543-4303
DOI	10.1080/15434303.2021.1903470
Schlagwörter	Diagnostic Tests; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Metacognition; Grammar; College Freshmen; Writing (Composition); Writing Processes; Writing Strategies; Error Patterns; Check Lists; Comparative Analysis; Student Characteristics; Information Sources; Citations (References); Foreign Countries; Sentence Structure; Vocabulary Skills; Language Usage; Writing Evaluation; English (Second Language); Writing Tests; Hong Kong; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Grammatik; Studienanfänger; Schreibübung; Schreibtechnik; Fehlertyp; Checkliste; Information source; Informationsquelle; Citations; Zitat; Ausland; Satzbau; Satzstruktur; Aktiver Wortschatz; Sprachgebrauch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Writing test; Schreibtest; Hongkong
Abstract	This research conducted diagnostic assessment of problems in first-year undergraduates' English academic papers and tracked potential sources of the problems to the writing process and strategy use. Data collected include 339 term papers and interviews with 17 students. The samples were manually error tagged and marked against a detailed diagnostic checklist. The resultant textual features were then compared between two subgroups of Chinese students in the sample, namely, those graduating from local schools in Hong Kong (LS) and those coming from the mainland and sojourning in Hong Kong (MS). The analyses found both groups had the poorest performance in source integration and vocabulary use. LS used simpler words and made more grammatical errors, whereas MS attempted sophisticated vocabulary more successfully and used a wider variety of words and sentence structures. The difficulties they experienced, however, were rather similar, residing mainly at the researching, planning and formulating stages. Action control theory was introduced to interpret the self-regulatory strategies they adopted to cope with perceived difficulties during the writing process. Strategies to control goals, control resources, and control cognitive load were found to be the most typical. While these strategies could reduce their difficulties, only some seemed also to help with performance. A conceptual framework is proposed at the end to link writing products, process and self-regulatory control strategies as evidenced in the study. Four diagnoses are drawn with suggestions for practice and further research. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01