The online management of writing processes and their contribution to text quality in upper-primary students

  1. Paula López 1
  2. Mark Torrance 2
  3. Raquel Fidalgo 1
  1. 1 Universidad de León
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    Universidad de León

    León, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02tzt0b78

  2. 2 Nottingham Trent University
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    Nottingham Trent University

    Nottingham, Reino Unido

    ROR https://ror.org/04xyxjd90

Revista:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915 1886-144X

Año de publicación: 2019

Volumen: 31

Número: 3

Páginas: 311-318

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Psicothema

Resumen

Antecedentes: el manejo temporal de los procesos de escritura es un factor importante que influye en la composición de textos de calidad. En este estudio se analiza el tiempo que los estudiantes de 5º-6º de Primaria dedican a los procesos de escritura, su distribución temporal durante la composición y en qué medida ambos aspectos contribuyen a la calidad textual. Método: 120 estudiantes de 5º-6º de Primaria escribieron un texto argumentativo en parejas usando pensamiento en voz alta. Las verbalizaciones fueron analizadas en base a diferentes procesos y subprocesos de escritura. Resultados: los estudiantes hacen escaso uso de procesos de planificación y revisión textual. La planificación, relacionada principalmente con la generación de información, suele activarse al inicio del proceso de escritura. La revisión, que básicamente implica lectura, aparece al final del proceso escritor. El tiempo empleado por los escritores en los diferentes procesos o el momento en que son activados durante la composición no se relaciona con la calidad textual. Conclusiones: los estudiantes de 5º-6º de Primaria no solo hacen un escaso uso de procesos de planificación y revisión, sino que este es ineficaz. Por ello, es necesario instruir al alumnado en el uso de dichos procesos desde edades tempranas.

Información de financiación

The first author has benefited from a research grant (FPU13/06428) awarded by the Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte de España [Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport]. Also, this research was funded by Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad de España [Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness] grant (EDU2015-67484-P MINECO/FEDEP) awarded to the third author.

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