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Direct linkMcCaffrey, Daniel F.; Zhang, Mo; Burstein, Jill – Grantee Submission, 2022
Background: This exploratory writing analytics study uses argumentative writing samples from two performance contexts--standardized writing assessments and university English course writing assignments--to compare: (1) linguistic features in argumentative writing; and (2) relationships between linguistic characteristics and academic performance…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Academic Language, Writing (Composition), Academic Achievement
Davies, Patricia Marybelle; Passonneau, Rebecca Jane; Muresan, Smaranda; Gao, Yanjun – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2022
Contribution: Demonstrates how to use experiential learning (EL) to improve argumentative writing. Presents the design and development of a natural language processing (NLP) application for aiding instructors in providing feedback on student essays. Discusses how EL combined with automated support provides an analytical approach to improving…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Writing Instruction, Persuasive Discourse, Writing (Composition)
MacArthur, Charles A.; Jennings, Amanda; Philippakos, Zoi A. – Grantee Submission, 2018
The study developed a model of linguistic constructs to predict writing quality for college basic writers and analyzed how those constructs changed following instruction. Analysis used a corpus of argumentative essays from a quasi-experimental, instructional study with 252 students (MacArthur, Philippakos, & Ianetta, 2015) that found large…
Descriptors: College Students, Writing Skills, Writing Evaluation, Writing Achievement
