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July 1, 2026International Journal of Applied Linguistics

The Effect of Task Complexity on Second Language Writing Performance Between Computer‐Assisted Individual and Collaborative Writing

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XRXin Rong

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Overview

Randomized trial explores writing performance differences in individual versus collaborative settings, suggesting task complexity impacts outcomes.

Key Points

  • This research investigates how task complexity affects second language writing performance in different writing contexts.
  • 112 Chinese users of English as a second language participated
  • Completed two reading-to-write tasks with varying cognitive complexity
  • Tasks compared performance metrics between individual and collaborative writing.
  • In individual writing, no significant differences were found between simple and complex tasks.
  • Collaborative writing showed higher performance levels in the simple task compared to individual writing.
  • Differences in the use of academic words and organization ratings were observed based on writing context.

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Xin Rong (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a44ae015cd2549c8bc4367dhttps://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.70281
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