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Abstract

Automated Essay Evaluation (AEE) systems are being increasingly adopted in the United States to support writing instruction. AEE systems are expected to assist teachers in providing increased higher-level feedback and expediting the feedback process, while supporting gains in students’ writing motivation and writing quality. The current study explored these claims using a quasi-experimental study. Four eighth-grade English Language Arts (ELA) classes were assigned to a combined feedback condition in which they received feedback on their writing from their teacher and from an automated essay evaluation (AEE) system called PEG Writing®. Four other eighth-grade ELA classes were assigned to a teacher feedback-only condition, in which they received feedback from their teacher via GoogleDocs. Results indicated that teachers gave the same median amount feedback to students in both condition, but gave proportionately more feedback on higher-level writing skills to students in the combined PEG + Teacher Feedback condition. Teachers also agreed that PEG assisted them in saving one-third to half the time it took to provide feedback when they were the sole source of feedback (i.e., the GoogleDocs condition). At the conclusion of the study, students in the combined feedback condition demonstrated increases in writing persistence, though there were no differences between groups with regard to final-draft writing quality.

7. Conclusion

With the increasing adoption of AEE in classroom settings in the U.S., it is important to carefully understand the associated effects on teachers’ feedback practices and key student outcomes, such as writing motivation and writing quality, when AEE is used as intended. The current study provides partial support for the claim that AEE will afford teachers the ability to focus on higher-level writing skills, while increasing students’ writing motivation and writing quality. Nevertheless, study findings indicate that AEE, even with its limitations, may have benefits for both teachers and students.