Automated writing evaluation is the use of computer programs to evaluate essays written in an educational setting.This study aims to evaluate the state of the art and the trends of automated writing evaluation researc...Automated writing evaluation is the use of computer programs to evaluate essays written in an educational setting.This study aims to evaluate the state of the art and the trends of automated writing evaluation research.A total of 206 automated writing evaluation-related publications published in 88 journals between 1995 and 2022 were used as the data in our study.Bibliometric methods were employed to identify the publication trends,venues for publication,productive authors,highly cited articles,seminal works,and the most frequently explored topics across the past decades.The findings show that automated writing evaluation has become a fast-growing interdisciplinary area of interest.In addition,this line of research has witnessed a growing interest in topics pertaining to the latest technology,the perception of children,the teachers’feedback,and complex tasks.Implications of our study for future research are also discussed.展开更多
This paper aims to make a brief review on automated writing evaluation(AWE) tools in English writing instruction both at home and abroad. In this paper, seven AWE tools are summarized, including Project Essay Grade(PE...This paper aims to make a brief review on automated writing evaluation(AWE) tools in English writing instruction both at home and abroad. In this paper, seven AWE tools are summarized, including Project Essay Grade(PEG), Intelligent Essay Assessor(IEA), the Electronic Essay Rater(E-rater) and Criterion, Intelli Metric and MY Access!, and Bayesian Essay Test Scoring System(BETSY), all of which are widely used abroad.While in China, i Write 2.0 and the Pigai system are used broadly.Through describing the developing process of AWE system, this paper tends to provide a general knowledge of AWE system.展开更多
Continuation writing,a new form of testifying students’comprehensive English competence,is also a way to better English as a foreign language.The author here,aiming to use it as an efficient way of boosting students...Continuation writing,a new form of testifying students’comprehensive English competence,is also a way to better English as a foreign language.The author here,aiming to use it as an efficient way of boosting students’English competence,proffers a systemic approach for students to getting familiar with and getting close to the writing to improve their ability based on writing after reading.Therefore,this paper is all about the systemic way of approaching continuation writing,including the recognition of the criteria,the ideal writing steps or procedures,the writing evaluation and so on.With all the work done here,the author had hoped to provide the frontline teachers and students a bird view of the continuation writing and a practical way to it.展开更多
This paper analyzes the design and implementation of a normal writing test in a senior high school. In line with theories of test evaluation, an effective writing test should try to meet the balance of the six usefuln...This paper analyzes the design and implementation of a normal writing test in a senior high school. In line with theories of test evaluation, an effective writing test should try to meet the balance of the six usefulness, which will be discussed in this paper; thereafter, pedagogical implications will be mentioned with an emphasis on how a test affects the teachers in changing their teaching approaches and motivates the learners in achieving higher goals in their writing proficiency.展开更多
文摘Automated writing evaluation is the use of computer programs to evaluate essays written in an educational setting.This study aims to evaluate the state of the art and the trends of automated writing evaluation research.A total of 206 automated writing evaluation-related publications published in 88 journals between 1995 and 2022 were used as the data in our study.Bibliometric methods were employed to identify the publication trends,venues for publication,productive authors,highly cited articles,seminal works,and the most frequently explored topics across the past decades.The findings show that automated writing evaluation has become a fast-growing interdisciplinary area of interest.In addition,this line of research has witnessed a growing interest in topics pertaining to the latest technology,the perception of children,the teachers’feedback,and complex tasks.Implications of our study for future research are also discussed.
文摘This paper aims to make a brief review on automated writing evaluation(AWE) tools in English writing instruction both at home and abroad. In this paper, seven AWE tools are summarized, including Project Essay Grade(PEG), Intelligent Essay Assessor(IEA), the Electronic Essay Rater(E-rater) and Criterion, Intelli Metric and MY Access!, and Bayesian Essay Test Scoring System(BETSY), all of which are widely used abroad.While in China, i Write 2.0 and the Pigai system are used broadly.Through describing the developing process of AWE system, this paper tends to provide a general knowledge of AWE system.
文摘Continuation writing,a new form of testifying students’comprehensive English competence,is also a way to better English as a foreign language.The author here,aiming to use it as an efficient way of boosting students’English competence,proffers a systemic approach for students to getting familiar with and getting close to the writing to improve their ability based on writing after reading.Therefore,this paper is all about the systemic way of approaching continuation writing,including the recognition of the criteria,the ideal writing steps or procedures,the writing evaluation and so on.With all the work done here,the author had hoped to provide the frontline teachers and students a bird view of the continuation writing and a practical way to it.
文摘This paper analyzes the design and implementation of a normal writing test in a senior high school. In line with theories of test evaluation, an effective writing test should try to meet the balance of the six usefulness, which will be discussed in this paper; thereafter, pedagogical implications will be mentioned with an emphasis on how a test affects the teachers in changing their teaching approaches and motivates the learners in achieving higher goals in their writing proficiency.
