The impact of computer-based feedback on students’ written work

Khaled El Ebyary · Scott Windeatt

94 citations0/0 files storedInternational Journal of English Studies

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Student Assessment and Feedback English Language Learning and Teaching

Abstract

While research in second language writing suggests that instructor feedback can have a positive influence on students’ written work, the provision of such feedback on a regular basis can be problematic, especially with larger student numbers. A number of computer programs that claim to provide both automatic computer-based holistic scores and computer-based feedback (CBF) on written work are available and therefore have the potential to deal with this issue. Criterion is one such tool that claims to be able to provide automated feedback at word, sentence, paragraph and text level, but there is still a need for more research into the practical value of providing feedback on L2 writing. Quantitative and qualitative data about feedback practice was collected from 31 instructors and 549 Egyptian trainee EFL teachers using pre-treatment questionnaires, interviews and focus groups. 24 of the trainees then received computer-based feedback using Criterion on two drafts of essays submitted on each of 4 topics. Data recorded by the software suggested a positive effect on the quality of students’ second drafts and subsequent submissions, and post-treatment questionnaires, interviews and focus groups showed a positive effect on the students’ attitudes towards feedback.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 94 citations exist upstream.

References

1998Assessment and Classroom Learning 2010Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards through Classroom Assessment 2006Feedback on second language students' writing 2020Testing for Language Teachers 2002Testing for Language Teachers 2003Response To Student Writing: Implications for Second Language Students 2006Automated writing evaluation: defining the classroom research agenda 2004The impact of e-feedback on the revisions of L2 writers in an academic writing course

Cited by

2023Learner interaction with, and response to, AI-programmed automated writing evaluation feedback in EFL writing: An exploratory study 2017The impact of online automated feedback on students' reflective journal writing in an EFL course 2016A Critical Interpretative Synthesis: The Integration of Automated Writing Evaluation into Classroom Writing Instruction 2024The grass is not always greener: Teacher vs. GPT-assisted written corrective feedback 2016Enhancing the grammatical accuracy of EFL writing by using an AWE-assisted process approach

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.