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The Limits of Mastery Learning
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Kelsey Hammond; Chelsey Barber – Phi Delta Kappan, 2024
A mastery-based learning model has limited value in secondary English classrooms, particularly as it relates to writing instruction. Kelsey Hammond and Chelsey Barber argue against the focus on standardized benchmarks that are tied to mastery-based models in favor of an approach to writing that is explorative, personal, and imaginative. The rise…
Descriptors: Mastery Learning, Secondary Education, Writing Instruction, Artificial Intelligence
SimpleApprenant: A Platform to Improve French L2 Learners' Knowledge of Multiword Expressions
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Todirascu, Amalia; Cargill, Marion – Research-publishing.net, 2019
We present SimpleApprenant, a platform aiming to improve French L2 learners' knowledge of Multi Word Expressions (MWEs). SimpleApprenant integrates an MWE database annotated with the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR) level and several Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools: a spelling checker, a parser, and a set of…
Descriptors: French, Phrase Structure, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Complementing Human Judgment of Essays Written by English Language Learners with E-Rater[R] Scoring
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Enright, Mary K.; Quinlan, Thomas – Language Testing, 2010
E-rater[R] is an automated essay scoring system that uses natural language processing techniques to extract features from essays and to model statistically human holistic ratings. Educational Testing Service has investigated the use of e-rater, in conjunction with human ratings, to score one of the two writing tasks on the TOEFL-iBT[R] writing…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Scoring, Essays, Language Processing