Reactivity of the triple task on writing processes and product in adults with dyslexia
IntroductionThe triple task (TT) is a method for assessing the dynamics of writing processes. It involves three tasks in one: writing a text, responding to a sound, and reporting the process. Previous research has mostly shown that the TT does not affect the writing process or the product. However,...
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| description | IntroductionThe triple task (TT) is a method for assessing the dynamics of writing processes. It involves three tasks in one: writing a text, responding to a sound, and reporting the process. Previous research has mostly shown that the TT does not affect the writing process or the product. However, individuals with dyslexia often show difficulties in tasks that require organization, automation, integration of multiple processes, inhibition, and shifting/cognitive flexibility. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate whether TT affects the writing process and written product differently in adults with dyslexia compared to a control group of adults with typical reading skills.MethodsTwo groups of adult native Croatian speakers were included in this study: 20 adults with developmental dyslexia and 20 adults with typical reading skills; evenly distributed by: age (18–38 years), gender (13 males, 7 females per group), educational level, and nonverbal cognitive abilities. All participants wrote one text with a TT and another without. The writing of the text was tracked with a keystroke logging program – Inputlog. The two texts were compared at process and product level.Results and discussionThe results showed that measures of writing processes and text quality in the groups of adults with dyslexia and adults with typical reading skills were unlikely to be differentially affected by TT. However, in the condition without TT, the total number of characters per minute was higher, more keys were typed per minute and more words were deleted. As expected, adults with dyslexia produced shorter texts of lower quality and with more errors; they also produced fewer characters per minute, used fewer keystrokes and typed fewer.ConclusionThe study suggests that TT is unlikely to have a different impact on the writing process or written product in adults with dyslexia compared to adults with typical reading skills. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-58493a9332864ebe85ec348d10a6d7592023-10-09T10:59:40ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-10-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.11122741112274Reactivity of the triple task on writing processes and product in adults with dyslexiaMarina Olujić Tomazin0Jelena Kuvač Kraljević1Rui A. Alves2Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Hearing Impairments, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Speech and Language Pathology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Psychology Department, University of Porto, Porto, PortugalIntroductionThe triple task (TT) is a method for assessing the dynamics of writing processes. It involves three tasks in one: writing a text, responding to a sound, and reporting the process. Previous research has mostly shown that the TT does not affect the writing process or the product. However, individuals with dyslexia often show difficulties in tasks that require organization, automation, integration of multiple processes, inhibition, and shifting/cognitive flexibility. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate whether TT affects the writing process and written product differently in adults with dyslexia compared to a control group of adults with typical reading skills.MethodsTwo groups of adult native Croatian speakers were included in this study: 20 adults with developmental dyslexia and 20 adults with typical reading skills; evenly distributed by: age (18–38 years), gender (13 males, 7 females per group), educational level, and nonverbal cognitive abilities. All participants wrote one text with a TT and another without. The writing of the text was tracked with a keystroke logging program – Inputlog. The two texts were compared at process and product level.Results and discussionThe results showed that measures of writing processes and text quality in the groups of adults with dyslexia and adults with typical reading skills were unlikely to be differentially affected by TT. However, in the condition without TT, the total number of characters per minute was higher, more keys were typed per minute and more words were deleted. As expected, adults with dyslexia produced shorter texts of lower quality and with more errors; they also produced fewer characters per minute, used fewer keystrokes and typed fewer.ConclusionThe study suggests that TT is unlikely to have a different impact on the writing process or written product in adults with dyslexia compared to adults with typical reading skills.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1112274/fulltext writingthe triple taskreactivitywriting processeswritten productadults |
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| title | Reactivity of the triple task on writing processes and product in adults with dyslexia |
| title_full | Reactivity of the triple task on writing processes and product in adults with dyslexia |
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| title_sort | reactivity of the triple task on writing processes and product in adults with dyslexia |
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