When small words foretell academic success: the case of college admissions essays

The smallest and most commonly used words in English are pronouns, articles, and other function words. Almost invisible to the reader or writer, function words can reveal ways people think and approach topics. A computerized text analysis of over 50,000 college admissions essays from more than 25,00...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2014-12, Vol.9 (12), p.e115844-e115844
Hauptverfasser:	Pennebaker, James W, Chung, Cindy K, Frazee, Joey, Lavergne, Gary M, Beaver, David I
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Academic achievement Achievement tests Algorithms Analysis Biology and Life Sciences Cognitive ability Cognitive style College Admission Test College admissions Computer and Information Sciences Dictionaries Education Educational Status Essays Higher education institutions Humans Language Linguistics Linguistics - methods Natural language processing People and Places Personal communication Psychometrics R&D Research & development Scholars Social Sciences Students Students - psychology Success Text analysis Universities Universities and colleges Writing
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