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Table 6 Measures of complexity in compositions by experimental group and control group

From: The effects of data-driven learning activities on EFL learners’ writing development

Test

Complexity

Group

N

M

Std.

Mean diff.

t

Sig.(2-tailed)

Pre-test

Type-token ratio

Ex.

26

5.5104

0.8483

−0.1010

−0.442

0.661

Control

22

5.6114

0.7116

   

Clauses/T-units

Ex.

26

1.6258

0.3561

0.0458

0.515

0.609

Control

22

1.5800

0.2352

   

Post-test

Type-token ratio

Ex.

26

5.5981

0.8662

−0.1097

−0.431

0.668

Control

22

5.7077

0.8923

   

Clauses/T-units

Ex.

26

1.7008

0.2446

−0.0561

−0.556

0.581

Control

22

1.7568

0.4406

   
  1. TTR type–token ratio (word types per square root of two times the words)