Check Text program¶
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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 1 study (1 design),q2· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A Visual Basic Script text-analysis tool developed by C.E. Holdich and colleagues to provide teacher-relevant statistics on vocabulary, syntax, sentence construction, and punctuation in children's story writing.
Components¶
Claims¶
- Story length correlates with National Curriculum attainment level in children's Key Stage 2 narrative writing, with roughly 300 words needed for Level 4 and 400 or more for Level 5 [+M]
- The ratio of mean sentence length to commas was the most useful computer test for discriminating maturity level in children's writing [+M]
- Counting the connective 'and' separately from other basic connectives highlights immature writing and identifies a writer's stage [+M]
Related Products and Programmes¶
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Key Sources¶
- C.E. Holdich, R.G. Holdich and P.W.H. Chung. (2002). Assessing aspects of children's written grammar: automating the process. Computers and Education, Vol 39, pp37-50. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/
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Check Text program |
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A Visual Basic Script text-analysis tool developed by C.E. |
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