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Wilson, Joshua; Huang, Yue; Palermo, Corey; Beard, Gaysha; MacArthur, Charles A. – International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2021
This study examined a naturalistic, districtwide implementation of an automated writing evaluation (AWE) software program called "MI Write" in elementary schools. We specifically examined the degree to which aspects of MI Write were implemented, teacher and student attitudes towards MI Write, and whether MI Write usage along with other…
Descriptors: Automation, Writing Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Computer Software
Wilson, Joshua; Huang, Yue; Palermo, Corey; Beard, Gaysha; MacArthur, Charles A. – Grantee Submission, 2021
This study examined a naturalistic, districtwide implementation of an automated writing evaluation (AWE) software program called "MI Write" in elementary schools. We specifically examined the degree to which aspects of MI Write were implemented, teacher and student attitudes towards MI Write, and whether MI Write usage along with other…
Descriptors: Automation, Writing Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Computer Software
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Herrington, Anne J.; Stassen, Martha L. A. – Across the Disciplines, 2016
In fall 2010, the University of Massachusetts Amherst instituted a new upper-division General Education requirement, the Integrative Experience (IE), designed to help students integrate the various components of their undergraduate experience and reflect upon their learning and development as a result of those experiences, both key dimensions of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Writing Across the Curriculum, General Education, Required Courses
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Boutet, Isabelle; Vandette, Marie-Pier; Valiquette-Tessier, Sophie-Claire – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2017
There is ample theoretical justification for incorporating reflection exercises as a tool for preparing students for life beyond university, yet the utility of such exercises needs to be documented if resources are to be devoted to their implementation. This study describes the implementation and evaluates the effectiveness of a reflection…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Introductory Courses, Psychology, Reflection
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Miller, Tristan – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2003
Latent semantic analysis (LSA) is an automated, statistical technique for comparing the semantic similarity of words or documents. In this article, I examine the application of LSA to automated essay scoring. I compare LSA methods to earlier statistical methods for assessing essay quality, and critically review contemporary essay-scoring systems…
Descriptors: Semantics, Test Scoring Machines, Essays, Semantic Differential
Hoskyn, Janita J. – McRAT Report, 1994
A report on implementation of the Multicultural Reading and Thinking (McRAT) Program in Arkansas from 1989-92 chronicles the program's development, operation, and results. McRAT is a staff development program designed to help teachers infuse higher order thinking processes and multicultural concepts into regular classroom curricula (grades 3 to…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Beginning Teachers, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education