在线英语写作自动评价系统应用研究述评

Using automated writing evaluation in classroom assessment:A critical review

本文回顾和分析了迄今为止国内外对英语写作自动评价系统的相关应用研究成果,发现教育技术的引进不仅是技术层面的问题,它还意味着一场牵扯到使用者理念、认识、方法和行为等方面的系统变革。我们认为关注结果同时关注过程和过程参与者的研究,在获得应用结果的同时,还能够揭示可能影响教育技术应用效果的关键因素,必然会引发更加深入的研究和基于理性的教学变革,因此是今后研究的方向。

The paper reviews research on using online Automated Writing Evaluation(AWE) in the classroom.It starts with a brief overview of the history of AWE development and major AWE systems in use.Then the paper reviewed major product-based and process-based AWE studies.The product-based AWE research conducted by AWE developers mostly examined whether the system could produce writing gains and the result seemed to be positive.The process-based AWE research studied the use of AWE as an instructional tool and yielded varied findings.It is argued that the successful use of AWE in education calls for a paradigm shift from the perspectives of teachers,learners and administrators and the combination of process/product research approach would be able to present a clear picture of how AWE impacts the learner,the teacher,the teaching and learning process and outcome.