Disentangling copy typing and natural writing behaviors using keystroke logs and deep learning models

Mo Zhang Educational Testing Service ; Li Feng ; Xinyun He University of Science and Technology of China ; Chen Li ; Mengxiao Zhu University of Science and Technology of China
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Assessing Writing
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2026-07-01
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10.1016/j.asw.2026.101070
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