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Lexical analysis of student research drafts in computing
Author(s) -
GonzálezLópez Samuel,
LópezLópez Aurelio
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/cae.21638
Subject(s) - sophistication , computer science , species richness , competence (human resources) , variety (cybernetics) , natural language processing , graduate students , artificial intelligence , mathematics education , linguistics , psychology , sociology , pedagogy , social science , philosophy , paleontology , social psychology , biology
ABSTRACT Lexical Richness is a competence that students acquire while advancing in education. This article presents results analyzing lexical richness of drafts of students, in terms of lexical density, variety, and sophistication. A computational model allows reviewing some essential elements in drafts. Results show that there exists a difference in lexical richness between graduate and undergraduate texts, and that sophistication is the measure that best differentiates them. We also report results of a pilot test. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 23:638–644, 2015; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/cae ; DOI 10.1002/cae.21638