Nearly half of sixth graders' written products from multiple texts show poor integration quality¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2028: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q3 i? The mean overall integration quality score was 2.50 out of 6, with 45.1% of written products showing only limited integration (scores of 1 or 2) and 9.3% rich in integration (scores of 5 or 6). → Kullberg 2023

Evidence¶

Kullberg 2023¶

Kullberg, N., Kiili, C., Bråten, I., González-Ibáñez, R., & Leppänen, P. H. T. (2023). Sixth graders' selection and integration when writing from multiple online texts. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-022-09613-5

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Written products (N = 162) were scored 0-6 for integration quality based on coverage of both positions, indications of integration, and justified recommendation. The mean was "2.50 (SD = 1.44)"; 45.1% showed limited integration and 9.3% scored 5 or 6.

"The mean of students' overall integration quality scores was 2.50 (SD = 1.44). Quite a few (6.2%) of the written products neither included both positions nor showed any indications of integration, thus obtaining a score of 0. Further, 45.1% of the written products showed only limited integration, obtaining scores of 1 or 2."

Discussion¶

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