Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Catherine Meulemans, Marielle Leijten, Luuk Van Waes, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, Sven De Maeyer
Summary: This article explores whether observing writing behavior can assist in screening and following up on MCI and mild dementia due to AD. The study found differences in writing process measures and pausing behavior between cognitively impaired patients and healthy controls, indicating that writing process analysis may serve as a supplementary tool for screening and follow-up of AD.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Mohammed Ali Mohsen
Summary: Investigating Arab students' writing behaviors can help instructors rectify language writing-related problems, with a certain correlation between writing behaviors and the quality of final texts. Significant differences in writing behaviors for argumentative composition were found between L1 and L2.
LANGUAGE TEACHING RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Michelle Taub, Allison M. Banzon, Sierra Outerbridge, LaVonda R. Walker, Lindsey Olivera, Marissa Salas, Joel Schneier
Summary: Writing is a crucial skill for college students, and teaching self-regulation skills for writing is important. However, there is limited research that combines these approaches. This study aims to explore the impact of a writing curriculum on students and how they perceive their own self-regulated writing behaviors using real-time data analysis. The results identify differences in writing behaviors among student clusters and provide recommendations for scaffolded support. Further research is needed to test effective scaffolded methods for improving students' writing strategies and metacognitive awareness.
METACOGNITION AND LEARNING
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Ohood Swar, Mohammed Mohsen
Summary: This study aims to investigate the cognitive processes of Arab translators when translating texts from their heritage language into English. The results show that these students paused longer at word boundaries, and their pauses within-words were shorter when translating English into Arabic. They also paused when facing difficulties in understanding English text, searching for equivalent terms in the foreign language, and struggling with spelling.
INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Moa Gardenfors, Victoria Johansson
Summary: Limited research has shown that deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children struggle more with writing compared to their hearing peers. This article aims to explore the differences between the DHH group and their peers in terms of written product and writing processes. The study found that age is a strong predictor for writing fluency and more mature texts for all children. The DHH group exhibited slower writing fluency, higher lexical density, and extensive revisions due to limitations in auditory input.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Mark Torrance, Rianne Conijn
Summary: This special issue introduces new tools and methods that go beyond traditional writing time-course analysis and are important for understanding the cognitive processes underlying written composition.
READING AND WRITING
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Charlotte Johansson-Malmeling, Lena Hartelius, Asa Wengelin, Ingrid Henriksson
Summary: The study found that all aspects of productivity in text writing were affected in participants with mild to moderate aphasia. There was a relation between editing and production rate for the persons with aphasia, but not for the reference group. Scores on real-word spelling tests cannot predict spelling in free texts for persons with aphasia.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Yu Tian, Minkyung Kim, Scott Crossley, Qian Wan
Summary: This study investigates the links between temporal features of the writing process and linguistic features found in written products through an illustrative study. The results demonstrate associations between cohesive devices and specific temporal features, providing opportunities for future research in this area.
READING AND WRITING
(2021)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Charlotte Johansson-Malmeling, Malin Antonsson, Asa Wengelin, Ingrid Henriksson
Summary: This study investigated the impact of training individuals with aphasia to use a computerized spell checker on their text writing. The results showed that systematic training using a spell checker was perceived positively and led to significant improvements in spelling accuracy, syntax, writing speed, and the proportion of unedited text. The training also had a generalizing effect on writing speed, editing, and spelling accuracy without the spell checker. Participants with the greatest spelling problems showed the most progress, but even those with minor writing difficulties improved. Overall, the study demonstrates that digital spelling aids are effective in supporting individuals with aphasia in text writing and spelling.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Floor Buschenhenke, Rianne Conijn, Luuk Van Waes
Summary: In this study, a novel and flexible automated non-linearity analysis approach is proposed that does not solely rely on the leading edge. It extracts all cursor and mouse operations from keystroke data and characterizes them based on duration and distance. The analysis successfully clusters writing sessions and can be used to find patterns in non-linearity over time and session management strategies in multi-session writing.
READING AND WRITING
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Vitalijus Gurcinas, Juozas Dautartas, Justinas Janulevicius, Nikolaj Goranin, Antanas Cenys
Summary: This paper investigates keystroke-injection attacks and their potential risks, proposing the use of deep learning to bypass security measures in keystroke-based authentication systems. The results show the effectiveness of this approach, but caution against deploying it in real-world scenarios due to high security risks associated with adaptive keystroke injection and impersonated payload.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Cerstin Mahlow, Malgorzata Anna Ulasik, Don Tuggener
Summary: This study proposes an analysis method for writing processes based on linguistic structures. By extracting and filtering data, the origin and history of texts and sentences can be reconstructed and visualized, providing further insights into the interpretation of writing time data. The results indicate that writers actually revise on a linguistic level.
READING AND WRITING
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Rianne Conijn, Emily Dux Speltz, Evgeny Chukharev-Hudilainen
Summary: This article presents a computational approach for automatic extraction of full revision events from keystroke logs, including insertions, deletions, and replacement characters. The approach first automatically extracts revision candidates for simplified manual annotation, then uses machine learning to detect revision events automatically. Results showed high accuracy in predicting revision events and the approach was easily applicable to new datasets, proving the benefit of computational approaches in providing automated insights into revisions in writing.
READING AND WRITING
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Mobina Talebinamvar, Forooq Zarrabi
Summary: Feedback is crucial for learning environments, but it can be challenging for teachers to provide feedback in large classes. Automated feedback systems have helped to some extent, but they can only provide personalized feedback after a draft is submitted. To assist struggling students during the writing process, machine learning can be used to cluster students who benefit similarly from feedback. This study aims to find homogeneous student profiles based on their writing process indicators and apply the results in automated feedback systems that provide process feedback.
LANGUAGE TESTING IN ASIA
(2022)
Article
Communication
Rianne Conijn, Emily Dux Speltz, Menno van Zaanen, Luuk Van Waes, Evgeny Chukharev-Hudilainen
Summary: Revision has been identified as a key competence in writing development, and combining previous models and current advances has led to the development of a comprehensive tagset for annotating revisions made by higher education students in various academic tasks.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Anouk Ten Peze, Tanja Janssen, Gert Rijlaarsdam, Daphne Van Weijen
Summary: This study reveals that students have different writing processes when faced with creative writing prompts compared to argumentative writing prompts, with creative text production being faster, more stable, and involving fewer revisions. Additionally, writing quality improves when students write longer texts in short production cycles. Learner characteristics such as positive attitude towards writing and belief in personal creativity significantly impact writing behavior and text quality.
L1 EDUCATIONAL STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Liselore van Ockenburg, Daphne van Weijen, Gert Rijlaarsdam
Summary: The two studies examined the effects of an instructional unit on synthesis writing for 9th grade students. The results showed that the unit was effective in improving text quality for students with different writing routines. In the second study, the addition of metacognitive knowledge about writing processes further enhanced the effectiveness of the unit.
READING AND WRITING
(2023)
Article
Communication
Rianne Conijn, Emily Dux Speltz, Menno van Zaanen, Luuk Van Waes, Evgeny Chukharev-Hudilainen
Summary: Revision has been identified as a key competence in writing development, and combining previous models and current advances has led to the development of a comprehensive tagset for annotating revisions made by higher education students in various academic tasks.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
(2022)
Article
Communication
Alessandra Rossetti, Luuk Van Waes
Summary: Communicating clearly about corporate social responsibility is crucial for companies due to the increasing number of stakeholders seeking CSR information. This article presents an online module developed to train Dutch-speaking business students in producing accessible CSR content in English and discusses its implications for future training and corporate communication.
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Jannet van Drie, Johan van Driel, Daphne van Weijen
Summary: Teaching writing in history requires explicit instruction, and the study found that a teacher-designed intervention led to improvements in students' understanding of writing knowledge and quality, but not in their self-efficacy. The combination of writing and historical reasoning instruction seemed to be effective in enhancing students' writing skills in history classes.
JOURNAL OF WRITING RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Magdalena Flores-Ferres, Daphne van Weijen, Gert Rijlaarsdam
Summary: This study aimed to provide evidence for the innovation of writing instruction in Grades 7-12 of Chilean public schools. The results showed that teachers' practices and beliefs have a significant impact on writing instruction, especially in terms of communicative writing and the five paradigms. The study suggests that policymakers should focus on reinforcing teachers' beliefs about writing instruction and prioritize improvements in Grades 9-12.
JOURNAL OF WRITING RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Edith Alkema, Daphne van Weijen, Gert Rijlaarsdam
Summary: This study tested an instructional design aimed at improving students' synthesis performance in Science Orientation, a specific academic subject that focuses on critical evaluation of scientific debates. The design included strategies for task definition, comprehension of source information, and critical connection of source information. After testing, the design was found feasible for teachers and positively evaluated by students. The experiment showed significant improvements in the experimental group in terms of representation of source information, intertextual integration, and critical stance. The instructional design has the potential to enhance students' comprehension of scientific debates and comprehensive writing.
JOURNAL OF WRITING RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Anouk ten Peze, Tanja Janssen, Gert Rijlaarsdam, Daphne Van Weijen
Summary: This study investigated the effects of a creative writing unit in upper secondary education on students' creative and argumentative text quality, as well as their writing behavior. The findings showed that creative writing instruction had a positive impact on creative text quality and also had a transfer effect on argumentative text quality. The Creative Self-Concept played a moderating role in the transfer effect.
INSTRUCTIONAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Alessandra Rossetti, Luuk Van Waes
Summary: Text simplification is a complex task that aims to make texts easier to understand. This study investigates the impact of training on second-language writers who simplify existing texts. The research found that different phases of text simplification differ along multiple dimensions, and training can result in texts with simpler language and increased readability. Additionally, pause behavior was found to be correlated with readability.
FRONTIERS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Rianne Conijn, Roberto Martinez-Maldonado, Simon Knight, Simon Buckingham Shum, Luuk Van Waes, Menno van Zaanen
Summary: Current writing support tools focus on final or intermediate products rather than the writing process. Sensing technologies, such as keystroke logging, can provide automated feedback during the writing process. However, there is limited knowledge about the critical indicators for effective feedback. This article proposes a participatory approach to identify meaningful indicators of students' writing processes and design future systems for automated, personalized feedback. Results show that students prioritize lower-level behavioral indicators, while other stakeholders focus on higher-order cognitive and pedagogical constructs.
COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Liselore Van Ockenburg, Daphne Van Weijen, Gert Rijlaarsdam
Summary: This paper reports on the systematic design and evaluation process of a learning unit for 9th grade students aimed at learning to write synthesis texts. The design was based on effective learning principles and received positive feedback from teachers and students, confirming its validity, feasibility, and effectiveness.
L1 EDUCATIONAL STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Luuk Van Waes, Marielle Leijten, Jens Roeser, Thierry Olive, Joachim Grabowski
Summary: This study describes the design, implementation, and application of a standardized copy-typing task to measure and assess typing fluency. Results show a non-linear relationship between copying speed and age, as well as differences in typing performance among different components of the task. The study suggests including copy-task measures in the analysis of keystroke logging data in writing studies for better comparability and interpretability.
JOURNAL OF WRITING RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Magdalena Flores-Ferres, Daphne van Weijen, Gert Rijlaarsdam
JOURNAL OF WRITING RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Communication
Neil Bowen, Luuk Van Waes
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
(2020)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Daphne van Weijen, Gert Rijlaarsdam, Huub van den Bergh
READING AND WRITING
(2019)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Elise Ameloot, Tijs Rotsaert, Thomas Ameloot, Bart Rienties, Tammy Schellens
Summary: This study investigates the impact of using learning analytics to support students' autonomy and competence needs in a blended learning environment. The findings show that teachers' adaptation based on learning analytics positively influences students' satisfaction with the adapted learning environment. However, students' basic psychological needs vary depending on the face-to-face workshop subject. The study emphasizes the importance of thoughtful blended learning course design and provides recommendations for effective learning analytics utilization in university settings.
COMPUTERS & EDUCATION
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Tzu-Chi Yang, Zhi-Shen Lin
Summary: Computational thinking is essential in the current era and learning programming is the most effective way to develop it. Introducing computational thinking and programming at an early age is recommended. Graphic organizers serve as a bridge between students' existing knowledge and new learning, enhancing their learning process. The study found that using graphic organizers improved elementary school students' computational thinking, programming skills, and learning experiences.
COMPUTERS & EDUCATION
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Yuqin Yang, Kaicheng Yuan, Gaoxia Zhu, Lizhen Jiao
Summary: The study finds that the design of collaborative analytics-enhanced reflective assessment can promote conducive epistemic emotions to knowledge building among undergraduates, and enriches our understanding of the relationships between metacognition, epistemic emotions, and knowledge building practices.
COMPUTERS & EDUCATION
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Vishal Kiran Kuvar, Jeremy N. Bailenson, Caitlin Mills
Summary: Recent research suggests that students' minds often wander off-task during learning, regardless of the learning modality. This study explores the potential of virtual reality (VR) to reduce task-unrelated thoughts (TUT) and finds that learning with VR leads to lower TUT and better performance.
COMPUTERS & EDUCATION
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Yiming Liu, Jeremy Tzi Dong Ng, Xiao Hu, Zhengyang Ma, Xiaoyan Lai
Summary: This study examines teachers' usage intention and behavior towards the Game Learning Analytics (GLA) system in K-12 classrooms. The study found that personal, environmental, and technological factors influenced teachers' intention and behavior, and that technostress moderated the intention-behavior relationship. The study also identified the heterogeneity of GLA usage among teachers with different individual characteristics.
COMPUTERS & EDUCATION
(2024)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Romina Cachia, Artur Pokropek, Nikoleta Giannoutsou
Summary: This article introduces a shortened version of the European Commission's SELFIE tool for measuring the digital capacity of schools. Two shorter measurement instruments, called midi-SELFIE and mini-SELFIE, are proposed based on the original tool. The validity and uses of these shortened versions are explored through various cases and compared to the complete instrument. The results suggest that the shortened versions of SELFIE are reliable alternatives for specific purposes.
COMPUTERS & EDUCATION
(2024)