摘要
本项研究探讨了教师反馈和在线作文评价系统WRM2.0所提供的写作反馈对于提高中国英语学习者写作水平的效果。研究中采用定量研究方法——整体性评估，并运用了调查问卷和SPSS13.0两种工具采集和分析研究数据。研究结果表明，两种反馈都能有效促进和提高中国学生写作能力，但两者相较，WRM2.0所提供的反馈对于中国学生写作能力的提高作用更为显著。这个发现能帮助大学英语教师找到针对学生写作的另一种有效的反馈手段，从而帮助解决目前中国特定环境下非英语专业大学生对于写作反馈的旺盛需求和教师反馈不足这对矛盾。
This case study investigates the effects of teacher feedback and the feedback provided by the online writing assessment system WRM2.0on the improvement of writing of Chinese EFL learners.The quantitative method holistic rating was employed,with a questionnaire and SPSS12.0as instruments of data collection and analysis.The findings of the study suggest that both the two kinds of feedback are effective in improving the writing ability of Chinese EFL learners.But compared with teacher feedback,the feedback provided by WRM2.0helps students to make much more significant improvement in their writing.This finding indicates that the feedback provided by WRM2.0can be a good supplement to teacher feedback in helping improve students'writing ability,thus help solve the contradiction between the students'demand of large amount of feedback and the poor supply of feedback their teachers can provide.
作者
陈占岐
Chen Zhanqi(Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471022)
