Assessing Writing Jan 2004

Measuring the coherence of writing using topic-based analysis

Richard Watson Todd King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi ; Patteera Thienpermpool Silpakorn University ; Sonthida Keyuravong King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
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Assessing Writing
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2004-01-01
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10.1016/j.asw.2004.06.002
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