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From Keystrokes to Cognitive Processes: Analyzing Morphological Knowledge Using Keystroke Logging
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology.
2023 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

The development of keystroke logging programs and their use to study the writing process affords an opportunity to combine keystroke logging together with diagnostic tests to provide further information about the test-taking process beyond the given answers. This exploratory study provides a starting point for the usage of keystroke logging programs when taking diagnostic linguistic tests. Twenty-one Swedish students in upper secondary school took a morphological test in English that assesses morphological knowledge – which recent studies suggest is related to reading and writing development – using the keystroke logging program GenoGraphiX-LOG. Temporal and revision data, as well as GenoGraphiX-LOG’s provided statistical and visualization tools, were used to investigate the cognitive processes of the participants in relation to morphological knowledge. Haye’s model of the writing process and the Morphological Pathways Framework (MPF) was used to ground the analysis in current cognitive theory. The results reveal that higher-level processes such as evaluation and planning can be seen with the help of keystroke logging, as well as the integration of morphological information and spelling. The current analytical and visualization tools provided by GenoGraphiX-LOG require further development to streamline their usage together with diagnostic linguistic tests.

Abstract [sv]

Utvecklingen av program för registreringen av tangenttryckningar och deras användning inom forskning om skrivprocesser bidrar ytterligare information om provtagningsprocessen utöver provsvaren. Denna explorativa studie ger en startpunkt för användningen av program för tangenttryckningsregistrering tillsammans med diagnostiska lingvistiska prov. Tjugoen svenska elever i andra året på gymnasiet utförde ett morfologiskt prov på engelska som utvärderar morfologisk kunskap – vilket relaterar till läs- och skrivutvecklingen enligt nya studier – med hjälp av programmet GenoGraphiX-LOG. Temporal och revideringsdata användes, tillsammans med programmets verktyg för statistisk redovisning och visualisering, för att undersöka deltagarnas kognitiva processer i relation till deras morfologiska kunskap. Hayes modell av skrivprocessen och Morphological Pathways Framework (MPF) användes för att förankra analysen i aktuell kognitiv teori. Resultaten visar att högre processer såsom evaluering och planering kan synliggöras med hjälp av registrering av tangenttryckningar. De nuvarande analytiska och visualiseringsverktygen i GenoGraphiX-LOG behöver utvecklas vidare för att effektivisera dess användning med diagnostiska lingvistiska prov.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 29
Keywords [en]
keystroke logging, cognitive processes, morphology, writing processes
Keywords [sv]
tangenttryckningsregistrering, kognitiva processer, morfologi, skrivprocesser
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Psychology (excluding Applied Psychology)
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-210609OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-210609DiVA, id: diva2:1774119
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Master's Programme in Cognitive Science
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Available from: 2023-06-29 Created: 2023-06-25 Last updated: 2023-06-29Bibliographically approved

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