Collaborative writing of argumentative syntheses from multiple sources: the role of writing beliefs and strategies in addressing controversy

In this study, university students are faced with the task of collaboratively writing an argumentative synthesis from multiple sources. Specifically, in writing, they must integrate conflicting information on a particular issue obtained from reading two texts that present different perspectives. As...

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Autores: Cuevas Fernández, María Isabel, Mateos Sanz, M. Mar, Martín Ortega, Elena, Luna, María, Martín, Ana, Solari, Mariana, González Lamas, Jara, Martínez, Isabel
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
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Palavra-chave:Transactional writing belief
Collaborative writing
Controversy
Argumentative synthesis
Educación
Psicología
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spelling Collaborative writing of argumentative syntheses from multiple sources: the role of writing beliefs and strategies in addressing controversyCuevas Fernández, María IsabelMateos Sanz, M. MarMartín Ortega, ElenaLuna, MaríaMartín, AnaSolari, MarianaGonzález Lamas, JaraMartínez, IsabelTransactional writing beliefCollaborative writingControversyArgumentative synthesisEducaciónPsicologíaIn this study, university students are faced with the task of collaboratively writing an argumentative synthesis from multiple sources. Specifically, in writing, they must integrate conflicting information on a particular issue obtained from reading two texts that present different perspectives. As research in this field has shown, university students’ transactional beliefs about writing have a bearing on the quality of the texts that they write. In addition, studies on collaborative learning have demonstrated the role of constructive strategies in addressing controversy. Constructive strategies require an epistemic approach, which implies understanding and integrating opposing positions and rationales. Therefore, the specific aims of the study are to analyze the relationships between the following: (a) writing beliefs and the joint written synthesis, b) writing beliefs and the strategies used to address the controversies that emerge during collaborative writing, and (c) how students resolve controversies and the quality of their joint syntheses. The participants were 52 fourth-year psychology students at a state-run university in Madrid. The results show that transactional writing beliefs are associated with both the controversy strategies employed by members of student dyads and the quality of the joint syntheses. Furthermore, the strategies for addressing controversy are associated with the quality of the joint synthesesThis research project was funded under the National Program for Basic Research Projects 2014-2016 by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (EDU2013-46606-C2-1)Universiteit AntwerpenDepartamento de Psicología BásicaDepartamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación20162016-03-16research articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10486/679714https://dx.doi.org/10.17239/jowr-2016.08.02.02reponame:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAMinstname:Universidad Autónoma de MadridInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/6797142026-06-23T12:46:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Collaborative writing of argumentative syntheses from multiple sources: the role of writing beliefs and strategies in addressing controversy
title Collaborative writing of argumentative syntheses from multiple sources: the role of writing beliefs and strategies in addressing controversy
spellingShingle Collaborative writing of argumentative syntheses from multiple sources: the role of writing beliefs and strategies in addressing controversy
Cuevas Fernández, María Isabel
Transactional writing belief
Collaborative writing
Controversy
Argumentative synthesis
Educación
Psicología
title_short Collaborative writing of argumentative syntheses from multiple sources: the role of writing beliefs and strategies in addressing controversy
title_full Collaborative writing of argumentative syntheses from multiple sources: the role of writing beliefs and strategies in addressing controversy
title_fullStr Collaborative writing of argumentative syntheses from multiple sources: the role of writing beliefs and strategies in addressing controversy
title_full_unstemmed Collaborative writing of argumentative syntheses from multiple sources: the role of writing beliefs and strategies in addressing controversy
title_sort Collaborative writing of argumentative syntheses from multiple sources: the role of writing beliefs and strategies in addressing controversy
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cuevas Fernández, María Isabel
Mateos Sanz, M. Mar
Martín Ortega, Elena
Luna, María
Martín, Ana
Solari, Mariana
González Lamas, Jara
Martínez, Isabel
author Cuevas Fernández, María Isabel
author_facet Cuevas Fernández, María Isabel
Mateos Sanz, M. Mar
Martín Ortega, Elena
Luna, María
Martín, Ana
Solari, Mariana
González Lamas, Jara
Martínez, Isabel
author_role author
author2 Mateos Sanz, M. Mar
Martín Ortega, Elena
Luna, María
Martín, Ana
Solari, Mariana
González Lamas, Jara
Martínez, Isabel
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Departamento de Psicología Básica
Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Transactional writing belief
Collaborative writing
Controversy
Argumentative synthesis
Educación
Psicología
topic Transactional writing belief
Collaborative writing
Controversy
Argumentative synthesis
Educación
Psicología
description In this study, university students are faced with the task of collaboratively writing an argumentative synthesis from multiple sources. Specifically, in writing, they must integrate conflicting information on a particular issue obtained from reading two texts that present different perspectives. As research in this field has shown, university students’ transactional beliefs about writing have a bearing on the quality of the texts that they write. In addition, studies on collaborative learning have demonstrated the role of constructive strategies in addressing controversy. Constructive strategies require an epistemic approach, which implies understanding and integrating opposing positions and rationales. Therefore, the specific aims of the study are to analyze the relationships between the following: (a) writing beliefs and the joint written synthesis, b) writing beliefs and the strategies used to address the controversies that emerge during collaborative writing, and (c) how students resolve controversies and the quality of their joint syntheses. The participants were 52 fourth-year psychology students at a state-run university in Madrid. The results show that transactional writing beliefs are associated with both the controversy strategies employed by members of student dyads and the quality of the joint syntheses. Furthermore, the strategies for addressing controversy are associated with the quality of the joint syntheses
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