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Title: Integrating Goal-Setting and Automated Feedback to Improve Writing Outcomes: A Pilot Study
Language: English
Authors: Wilson, Joshua (ORCID 0000-0002-7192-3510), Potter, Andrew, Cordero, Tania Cruz, Myers, Matthew C.
Source: Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. 2023 17(3):518-534.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Writing Instruction, Writing Evaluation, Pilot Projects, Intervention, Metacognition, Writing Skills, Middle School Students, Urban Schools, Females, Single Sex Schools, Writing Attitudes, Computational Linguistics, Computer Software, Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Charter Schools, Feedback (Response), Essays, Cues, Instructional Innovation, Writing Improvement
DOI: 10.1080/17501229.2022.2077348
ISSN: 1750-1229
1750-1237
Abstract: Purpose: This study presents results from a pilot intervention that integrated self-regulation through reflection and goal setting with automated writing evaluation (AWE) technology to improve students' writing outcomes. Methods: We employed a single-group pretest-posttest design. All students in Grades 5-8 (N = 56) from one urban, all female, public-charter middle school completed pretest and posttest measures of writing beliefs and writing performance. In between pretest and posttest, students completed monthly goal-setting activities via a Qualtrics survey and monthly persuasive writing practice via prompts completed within an AWE system. Findings: Students improved their self-regulation as indicated by improved goal calibration and confidence to achieve their goals over time. They also improved their self-efficacy for writing self-regulation and writing performance between pre and posttest. Students also perceived the intervention to be usable, useful, and desirable. Originality: This is a unique study because we integrated AWE and goal-setting instruction, which has not previously been done. Positive findings indicate the promise of this innovative, feasible, and scalable technology-based writing intervention.
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