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Direct linkWang, Y.; Harrington, M.; White, P. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2012
This paper introduces "CTutor", an automated writing evaluation (AWE) tool for detecting breakdowns in local coherence and reports on a study that applies it to the writing of Chinese L2 English learners. The program is based on Centering theory (CT), a theory of local coherence and salience. The principles of CT are first introduced and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Expertise, Feedback (Response)
On the Reliability and Validity of Human and LSA-Based Evaluations of Complex Student-Authored Texts
Seifried, Eva; Lenhard, Wolfgang; Baier, Herbert; Spinath, Birgit – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
This study investigates the potential of a software tool based on Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA; Landauer, McNamara, Dennis, & Kintsch, 2007) to automatically evaluate complex German texts. A sample of N = 94 German university students provided written answers to questions that involved a high amount of analytical reasoning and evaluation.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education
Ferster, Bill; Hammond, Thomas C.; Alexander, R. Curby; Lyman, Hunt – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2012
The hurried pace of the modern classroom does not permit formative feedback on writing assignments at the frequency or quality recommended by the research literature. One solution for increasing individual feedback to students is to incorporate some form of computer-generated assessment. This study explores the use of automated assessment of…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Scripts, Formative Evaluation, Essays
Download full textAttali, Yigal; Burstein, Jill – Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2006
E-rater[R] has been used by the Educational Testing Service for automated essay scoring since 1999. This paper describes a new version of e-rater (V.2) that is different from other automated essay scoring systems in several important respects. The main innovations of e-rater V.2 are a small, intuitive, and meaningful set of features used for…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Test Scoring Machines, Scoring, Writing Evaluation
