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The LS Graph: A Methodology for Visualizing Writing Revision
Author(s) -
Lindgren Eva,
Sullivan Kirk P. H.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
language learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.882
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1467-9922
pISSN - 0023-8333
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9922.00195
Subject(s) - keystroke logging , session (web analytics) , computer science , writing process , graph , subject (documents) , natural language processing , data collection , information retrieval , artificial intelligence , human–computer interaction , psychology , world wide web , mathematics education , theoretical computer science , statistics , mathematics , operating system
The writing process has long been a subject for investigation. Until recently researchers have been restricted to written protocols for the analysis of writing sessions. These provide vast amounts of information from which it is impossible to create detailed mental representations of the writer’s movements around the text, revision activity, or pause behavior. Computer keystroke –logging programs, which record all keystrokes and mouse actions, facilitate the collection of quantitative data about text creation. This article presents the LS graph, a novel way of graphically representing and summarizing the quantitative data collected when keystroke logging. Further, the graph can be combined with a detailed manual analysis of the individual revisions that can be undertaken by playing back the logged writing session.