Web-based essay critiquing system and EFL students' writing: a quantitative and qualitative investigation

The Effect of Using Automated Essay Evaluation on ESL Undergraduate Students’ Writing Skill

“…Similarly, areas of grammar and usage showed only moderate improvement. These results align with Lee et al (2009) who reported that there were no significant effects of applying a web-based critiquing tool with adult EFL learners in regard to both the content and the organization of students' writing. The results of the present study align also with the argument of who did not support the use of the Criterion® system nor My Access tools in first language context, claiming that the effectiveness of such automated tools reside only at the level of mechanics, including punctuation, spelling and grammar.…”

“…Few studies have investigated which areas of automated feedback are most effective in enhancing students' overall writing (grammar, lexis or organisation/structure).Focusing on aspects of content and organization, Lee et al (2009) applied a web-based evaluation application that provides students with instant individual feedback on both content and organization. Through an experimental study with twenty-seven students assigned randomly to experimental or control groups, Lee et al (2009) reported that there were no significant effects of applying a web-based critiquing tool with adult EFL learners in regard to both the content and the organization of students' writing.…”

“…Through an experimental study with twenty-seven students assigned randomly to experimental or control groups, Lee et al (2009) reported that there were no significant effects of applying a web-based critiquing tool with adult EFL learners in regard to both the content and the organization of students' writing.…”

“…As a result, teachers may be unable to assess and correct students' written work as often as they wish. Meanwhile, instructional feedback related to writing performance is not only time-consuming but also problematic due to inconsistency and instructor-centeredness (Wilson et al, 2014;Lee et al, 2009). The degree to which instructors provide accurate and comprehensive feedback also remains unclear.…”

Investigating the Effectiveness of an Interactive IRF-Based English Grammar Learning System

“…For example, Lee et al [38] applied Latent Semantic Analysis techniques to a CALL system to give adult learners immediate writing feedback to learn academic essay writing. Harbusch et al [39] developed a Sentence Fairy CALL system for elementary students to enhance their English writing through the use of the Natural Language Processing technique. Chang et al [40] developed a Chinese sentence learning system and designed several selfexplanatory prompts to help non-native Chinese speakers in learning how to use Chinese grammar and sentence structures.…”