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Wei Sun; Yousun Shin – SAGE Open, 2025
This quasi-experimental study compared the effects of Computer-assisted Hybrid Dynamic Assessment (HDA) and Interventionist Dynamic Assessment (IDA) on the development of organizational writing skills in L2, aiming to improve both assessment and instruction within Chinese EFL context. A total of 85 first-year university students in China…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Writing Skills, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Nikolic, Sasha; Daniel, Scott; Haque, Rezwanul; Belkina, Marina; Hassan, Ghulam M.; Grundy, Sarah; Lyden, Sarah; Neal, Peter; Sandison, Caz – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2023
ChatGPT, a sophisticated online chatbot, sent shockwaves through many sectors once reports filtered through that it could pass exams. In higher education, it has raised many questions about the authenticity of assessment and challenges in detecting plagiarism. Amongst the resulting frenetic hubbub, hints of potential opportunities in how ChatGPT…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Performance Based Assessment, Engineering Education, Integrity
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David W. Franklin; Jason Bryer; Angela M. Lui; Heidi L. Andrade; Diana Akhmedjanova – Online Learning, 2022
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of nudges on online college students' use of the Diagnostic Assessment and Achievement of College Skills (DAACS), a suite of free, online assessments, feedback, and resources designed to optimize student success in college. The results indicate that the nudges had an effect on students'…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Educational Diagnosis, Academic Achievement, Academic Ability
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Zimmerman, Whitney Alicia; Kang, Hyun Bin; Kim, Kyung; Gao, Mengzhao; Johnson, Glenn; Clariana, Roy; Zhang, Fan – Journal of Statistics Education, 2018
Over two semesters short essay prompts were developed for use with the Graphical Interface for Knowledge Structure (GIKS), an automated essay scoring system. Participants were students in an undergraduate-level online introductory statistics course. The GIKS compares students' writing samples with an expert's to produce keyword occurrence and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Introductory Courses, Statistics, Computer Assisted Testing
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Jacobi, Laura – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2017
The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of students regarding what was effective about the way in which the asynchronous discussions were structured in an upper level online organizational communication course. Surveys from 27 student participants were used, with questions focused upon the structure of discussions in the online…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses, Student Attitudes
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Breyer, F. Jay; Attali, Yigal; Williamson, David M.; Ridolfi-McCulla, Laura; Ramineni, Chaitanya; Duchnowski, Matthew; Harris, April – ETS Research Report Series, 2014
In this research, we investigated the feasibility of implementing the "e-rater"® scoring engine as a check score in place of all-human scoring for the "Graduate Record Examinations"® ("GRE"®) revised General Test (rGRE) Analytical Writing measure. This report provides the scientific basis for the use of e-rater as a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Assisted Testing, Scoring, College Entrance Examinations
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Ma, Hong; Slater, Tammy – CALICO Journal, 2016
This study utilized a theory proposed by Mohan, Slater, Luo, and Jaipal (2002) regarding the Developmental Path of Cause to investigate AWE score use in classroom contexts. This "path" has the potential to support validity arguments because it suggests how causal linguistic features can be organized in hierarchical order. Utilization of…
Descriptors: Scores, Automation, Writing Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing
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Brown, Kevin – CEA Forum, 2015
In this article, the author describes his project to take every standardized exam English majors students take. During the summer and fall semesters of 2012, the author signed up for and took the GRE General Test, the Praxis Content Area Exam (English Language, Literature, and Composition: Content Knowledge), the Senior Major Field Tests in…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College English, Test Preparation, Standardized Tests
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Glew, David; Meyer, Tracy; Sawyer, Becky; Schuhmann, Pete; Wray, Barry – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2011
Business schools are often criticized for the inadequate writing skills of their graduates. Improving writing skills involves first understanding the current skill level of students. This research attempts to provide insights into the effectiveness of the current method of assessing writing skills in a school of business at a large regional…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education, Business Schools, Writing Skills