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    "pk": 284,
    "title": "The Effects of Automated Writing Evaluation Technology on Improving Student Writing",
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    "abstract": "<p>Advances in automated writing evaluation technology have shifted the aims of the tools from reliably and holistically scoring and ranking essays to providing formative and analytical feedback to users for improving writing. This study uses a quasi-experimental design to test the ability of one automated writing evaluation program to improve college student writing. Using a comparative judgment model of assessment, four college writing instructors evaluated pairs of essays with one per pair treated by the program and selected the better of each pair. The essays treated by the automated evaluation program significantly underperformed the null hypothesis of 50%. Results suggest the automated evaluation program fails to improve student writing in the eyes of instructors. Theories and implications for why are discussed.</p>",
    "language": "eng",
    "license": {
        "name": "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs  4.0",
        "short_name": "CC BY-NC-ND 4.0",
        "text": "Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.\r\n\r\nNoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.",
        "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0"
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    "keywords": [
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            "word": "formative assessment"
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            "word": "automated writing evaluation"
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        {
            "word": "Writing Assessment"
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            "word": "writing feedback"
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            "word": "writing pedagogy"
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        {
            "first_name": "Daniel",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Ernst",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Texas Woman's University",
            "department": "Language, Culture, and Gender Studies"
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    "date_submitted": "2023-02-24T09:40:26.775000-08:00",
    "date_accepted": "2025-05-20T14:44:17.194000-07:00",
    "date_published": "2025-12-08T06:05:03.179000-08:00",
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