Fluency measures correlated with overall writing performance in both L1 and L2, but added no predictive value beyond linguistic knowledge¶
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q3 i? Fluency (speed of processing) measures correlated with overall writing performance in both L1 and L2, but had no additional predictive value over linguistic knowledge resources. → R. Schoonen 2003
Evidence¶
R. Schoonen 2003¶
R. Schoonen, A. van Gelderen, K. de Glopper, J. Hulstijn, A. Simis, P. Snellings, M. Stevenson. (2003). First language and second language writing: the role of linguistic knowledge, speed of processing, and metacognitive knowledge. Language Learning, 53(1), 165-202. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9922.00213
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Structural equation modeling of data from 281 grade 8 students compared linguistic knowledge, fluency, and metacognitive knowledge components. The study found fluency measures "were correlated with overall writing performance in both L1 and L2" yet had "no additional value in predicting" writing beyond linguistic knowledge.
"The results showed that the fluency measures were correlated with overall writing performance in both L1 and L2. However, when compared to linguistic knowledge resources, these fluency measures turned out to have no additional value in predicting L1 or L2 writing performance."
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Related Claims¶
- Writing proficiency components were studied and compared across L1 and L2 using the same modeling framework — a broader claim this one bears on
- Metacognitive knowledge was examined as a component of writing proficiency alongside linguistic knowledge and fluency — related
- L2 writing proficiency was more highly correlated with L1 writing proficiency than with L2 linguistic knowledge or its accessibility — related
- Metacognitive strategies directly and positively predict writing performance in both L1 and L2 task-situated writing
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Fluency measures correlated with overall writing performance in both L1 and L2, but added no predictive value beyond linguistic knowledge |
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Fluency measures correlated with overall writing performance in both L1 and L2, but added no predictive value beyond linguistic knowledge |
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