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Roscoe, Rod D.; Allen, Laura K.; Johnson, Adam C.; McNamara, Danielle S. – Grantee Submission, 2018
This study evaluates high school students' perceptions of automated writing feedback, and the influence of these perceptions on revising, as a function of varying modes of computer-based writing instruction. Findings indicate that students' perceptions of automated feedback accuracy, ease of use, relevance, and understandability were favorable.…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Writing Evaluation, Feedback (Response)
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Allen, Laura K.; Perret, Cecile; McNamara, Danielle S. – Grantee Submission, 2016
The relationship between working memory capacity and writing ability was examined via a linguistic analysis of student essays. Undergraduate students (n = 108) wrote timed, prompt-based essays and completed a battery of cognitive assessments. The surface- and discourse-level linguistic features of students' essays were then analyzed using natural…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Writing (Composition), Short Term Memory, Writing Ability
Allen, Laura K.; Crossley, Scott A.; Snow, Erica L.; McNamara, Danielle S. – Language Learning & Technology, 2014
The Writing Pal (W-Pal) is an intelligent tutoring system (ITS) designed to provide students with explicit writing strategy instruction and practice. W-Pal includes a suite of educational games developed to increase writing engagement and provide opportunities to practice writing strategies. In this study, first (L1) (n = 26) and second (L2)…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Writing Instruction, Educational Games