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Allen, Laura Kristen; Magliano, Joseph P.; McCarthy, Kathryn S.; Sonia, Allison N.; Creer, Sarah D.; McNamara, Danielle S. – Grantee Submission, 2021
The current study examined the extent to which the cohesion detected in readers' constructed responses to multiple documents was predictive of persuasive, source-based essay quality. Participants (N=95) completed multiple-documents reading tasks wherein they were prompted to think-aloud, self-explain, or evaluate the sources while reading a set of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Connected Discourse, Reader Response, Natural Language Processing
Rod D. Roscoe; Kyrsten Novak; Amanda King; Melissa M. Patchan – Grantee Submission, 2018
Educational technologies with multimedia content can support effective learning, but these outcomes are moderated by learners' level of cognitive engagement or self-regulation. As a way to encourage deeper cognitive engagement without redesigning or redeveloping software (e.g., building more prompts, scaffolds, or automated support), this study…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Multimedia Instruction, Student Role, Learner Engagement
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Allen, Laura K.; Likens, Aaron D.; McNamara, Danielle S. – Grantee Submission, 2017
The current study examined the degree to which the quality and characteristics of students' essays could be modeled through dynamic natural language processing analyses. Undergraduate students (n = 131) wrote timed, persuasive essays in response to an argumentative writing prompt. Recurrent patterns of the words in the essays were then analyzed…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Essays, Persuasive Discourse, Natural Language Processing
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Allen, Laura K.; Jacovina, Matthew E.; McNamara, Danielle S. – Grantee Submission, 2016
This study investigates how cohesion manifests in readers' thought processes while reading texts when they are instructed to engage in self-explanation, a strategy associated with deeper, more successful comprehension. In Study 1, college students (n = 21) were instructed to either paraphrase or self-explain science texts. Paraphrasing was…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Processes, Reading Strategies, Protocol Analysis
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Reilly, Joseph M.; Schneider, Bertrand – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2019
Collaborative problem solving in computer-supported environments is of critical importance to the modern workforce. Coworkers or collaborators must be able to co-create and navigate a shared problem space using discourse and non-verbal cues. Analyzing this discourse can give insights into how consensus is reached and can estimate the depth of…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Discourse Analysis, Cooperative Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Strobl, Carola – Research-publishing.net, 2017
This study explores the potential of a feedback environment using simple string-based pattern matching technology for the provision of automated corrective feedback on cohesion problems. Thirty-eight high-frequent problems, including non-target like use of connectives and co-references were addressed providing both direct and indirect feedback.…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Feedback (Response), German, Second Language Learning