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Feifei Han; Zehua Wang – OTESSA Conference Proceedings, 2021
This study compared the effects of teacher feedback (TF) and online automated feedback (AF) on the quality of revision of English writing. It also examined the strengths and weaknesses of the two types of feedback perceived by English language learners (ELLs) as a foreign language (FL). Sixty-eight Chinese students from two English classes…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Feedback (Response), English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Mogey, Nora; Fluck, Andrew – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
It seems anachronistic that we expect students to handwrite essay examinations when almost all their other work is mediated by computer. Two universities, one in the UK and one in Australia, are exploring the use of computers in free text response examinations. This paper compares both the attitudes and the behaviours of their students concerning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handwriting, Computer Uses in Education, Essays
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Khuder, Baraa; Harwood, Nigel – Written Communication, 2019
This mixed-methods study investigates writers' task representation and the factors affecting it in test-like and non-test-like conditions. Five advanced-level L2 writers wrote two argumentative essays each, one in test-like conditions and the other in non-test-like conditions where the participants were allowed to use all the time and online…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Task Analysis, Advanced Students, Essays
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Liu, Ming; Li, Yi; Xu, Weiwei; Liu, Li – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2017
Writing an essay is a very important skill for students to master, but a difficult task for them to overcome. It is particularly true for English as Second Language (ESL) students in China. It would be very useful if students could receive timely and effective feedback about their writing. Automatic essay feedback generation is a challenging task,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Shelley, Mack, Ed.; Akcay, Hakan, Ed.; Ozturk, Omer Tayfur, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
"Proceedings of International Conference on Research in Education and Science" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Research in Education and Science (ICRES) which took place on March 24-27, 2022 in Antalya, Turkey. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to discuss theoretical and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Peripherals, Equipment
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Coniam, David – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2009
This paper describes a study comparing paper-based marking (PBM) and onscreen marking (OSM) in Hong Kong utilising English language essay scripts drawn from the live 2007 Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) Year 11 English Language Writing Paper. In the study, 30 raters from the 2007 HKCEE Writing Paper marked on paper 100…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Essays, Comparative Analysis
Garcia Laborda, Jesus; Magal Royo, Teresa; Enriquez Carrasco, Emilia – Online Submission, 2010
This paper presents the results of writing processing among 260 high school senior students, their degree of satisfaction using the new trial version of the Computer Based University Entrance Examination in Spain and their degree of motivation towards written online test tasks. Currently, this is one of the closing studies to verify whether…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, High Stakes Tests, Student Motivation
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Lai, Yi-hsiu – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate problems and potentials of new technologies in English writing education. The effectiveness of automated writing evaluation (AWE) ("MY Access") and of peer evaluation (PE) was compared. Twenty-two English as a foreign language (EFL) learners in Taiwan participated in this study. They submitted…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Writing Evaluation, Peer Evaluation, Grading
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Lee, H. K. – Assessing Writing, 2004
This study aimed to comprehensively investigate the impact of a word-processor on an ESL writing assessment, covering comparison of inter-rater reliability, the quality of written products, the writing process across different testing occasions using different writing media, and students' perception of a computer-delivered test. Writing samples of…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Student Attitudes, Writing Tests, Testing