Assessing L2 Portuguese writing: idea density and sentence complexity
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Resumo: | Abstract: Idea density and grammatical complexity were proposed as writing assessment parameters by Snowdon et al. (1996) and by Kemper et al. (2001) in the Nun Study (Snowdon 2001). The same parameters are used here to assess advanced Portuguese L2 writing in a learning context (C1/C2) in order to confirm them as valid assessment measures in a L2. Quality in writing is expected to translate into lexical precision and richness as well as sentence complexity. Results confirmed that reading has an influence on writing quality, insofar as the students who usually read are the ones who got the highest scores in both parameters. Results were nevertheless highly variable due to the heterogeneity of the group of participants. Both measures, idea density and grammatical complexity, were found to be correlated in two writing tasks, a synthesis and a writing prompt, which led to the conclusion that participants who write with lexical precision and richness also produce higher complexity sentences regardless of language and writing task variability. Keywords: idea density; grammatical complexity; assessing writing; Portuguese L2. Keywords: dyslexia; educational measurement; learning disabilities; validation study; psychometrics. |
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Assessing L2 Portuguese writing: idea density and sentence complexityAvaliando a escrita do português L2: densidade de ideias e complexidade das frasesAbstract: Idea density and grammatical complexity were proposed as writing assessment parameters by Snowdon et al. (1996) and by Kemper et al. (2001) in the Nun Study (Snowdon 2001). The same parameters are used here to assess advanced Portuguese L2 writing in a learning context (C1/C2) in order to confirm them as valid assessment measures in a L2. Quality in writing is expected to translate into lexical precision and richness as well as sentence complexity. Results confirmed that reading has an influence on writing quality, insofar as the students who usually read are the ones who got the highest scores in both parameters. Results were nevertheless highly variable due to the heterogeneity of the group of participants. Both measures, idea density and grammatical complexity, were found to be correlated in two writing tasks, a synthesis and a writing prompt, which led to the conclusion that participants who write with lexical precision and richness also produce higher complexity sentences regardless of language and writing task variability. Keywords: idea density; grammatical complexity; assessing writing; Portuguese L2. Keywords: dyslexia; educational measurement; learning disabilities; validation study; psychometrics.Resumo: A densidade de ideias e a complexidade gramatical foram propostas como parâmetros de avaliação da escrita por Snowdon et al. (1996) e por Kemper et al. (2001) no Nun Study (Snowdon 2001). Os mesmos parâmetros são usados aqui para avaliar a escrita de português avançado em L2 em contexto de aprendizagem (C1/C2), a fim de confirmá-los como medidas de avaliação válidas em uma L2. Espera-se que a qualidade na escrita se traduza em precisão e riqueza lexical, bem como em complexidade das frases. Os resultados confirmaram que a leitura tem influência na qualidade da escrita, na medida em que os alunos que costumam ler são os que obtiveram as maiores pontuações em ambos os parâmetros. Os resultados foram, no entanto, altamente variáveis devido à heterogeneidade do grupo de participantes. Ambas as medidas, densidade de ideias e complexidade gramatical, foram correlacionadas em duas tarefas de escrita, uma síntese e uma escrita, o que levou à conclusão de que os participantes que escrevem com precisão e riqueza lexical também produzem sentenças de maior complexidade, independentemente da variabilidade da tarefa de linguagem e de escrita. Palavras-chave: densidade de ideias; complexidade gramatical; avaliação da escrita; Português L2.Edunisc2022-01-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/signo/article/view/1738410.17058/signo.v47i88.17384Signo; v. 47 n. 88 (2022): ISAPL ; 73-861982-2014reponame:Signo (Santa Cruz do Sul. Online)instname:Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC)instacron:UNISCenghttps://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/signo/article/view/17384/10337Copyright (c) 2022 Signoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLopes, Ângela FilipePinto, Maria da Graça Lisboa Castro2022-03-31T19:15:47Zoai:ojs.online.unisc.br:article/17384Revistahttp://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/signohttp://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/signo/oairgabriel@unisc.br||revistasigno.unisc@gmail.com1982-20140101-1812opendoar:2022-03-31T19:15:47Signo (Santa Cruz do Sul. Online) - Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC)false |
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Assessing L2 Portuguese writing: idea density and sentence complexity Avaliando a escrita do português L2: densidade de ideias e complexidade das frases |
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Assessing L2 Portuguese writing: idea density and sentence complexity |
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Assessing L2 Portuguese writing: idea density and sentence complexity Lopes, Ângela Filipe |
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Assessing L2 Portuguese writing: idea density and sentence complexity |
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Lopes, Ângela Filipe |
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Lopes, Ângela Filipe Pinto, Maria da Graça Lisboa Castro |
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Pinto, Maria da Graça Lisboa Castro |
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Lopes, Ângela Filipe Pinto, Maria da Graça Lisboa Castro |
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Abstract: Idea density and grammatical complexity were proposed as writing assessment parameters by Snowdon et al. (1996) and by Kemper et al. (2001) in the Nun Study (Snowdon 2001). The same parameters are used here to assess advanced Portuguese L2 writing in a learning context (C1/C2) in order to confirm them as valid assessment measures in a L2. Quality in writing is expected to translate into lexical precision and richness as well as sentence complexity. Results confirmed that reading has an influence on writing quality, insofar as the students who usually read are the ones who got the highest scores in both parameters. Results were nevertheless highly variable due to the heterogeneity of the group of participants. Both measures, idea density and grammatical complexity, were found to be correlated in two writing tasks, a synthesis and a writing prompt, which led to the conclusion that participants who write with lexical precision and richness also produce higher complexity sentences regardless of language and writing task variability. Keywords: idea density; grammatical complexity; assessing writing; Portuguese L2. Keywords: dyslexia; educational measurement; learning disabilities; validation study; psychometrics. |
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