The effect of an intervention focused on academic language on CAF measures in the multilingual writing of secondary students
Ainara Imaz Agirre,
Roberto Arias-Hermoso,
Nagore Ipiña
Abstract:The present study aims to explore the effect of an experimental intervention based on academic writing instruction and scientific argumentation on the argumentative multilingual writing of secondary school students. Complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) measures were used to evaluate the texts. A quasi-experimental study with a pre-test/post-test design was carried out with a control group (n = 49) and an experimental group (n = 63) of Basque-Spanish bilingual Year 8 students. The students composed scientifi… Show more
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