On Three AWE Applications: Grammatical and Mechanical Error Detection, Abstract Writing, and Cause-and-Effect Writing
Evgeny Chukharev-Hudilainen
Iowa State University
Evgeny Chukharev-Hudilainen (Ph.D., Applied Computational Linguistics, Herzen State Pedagogical University) is an assistant professor in the Applied Linguistics and Technology program at Iowa State University. His current research interestslie at the intersection of applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, and computational linguistics. He is leading the development of CyWrite, a web-based automated writing evaluation tool, and teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in linguistics at ISU.
Asst. Prof. Dr Aysel Saricaoglu
TED University
Aysel Saricaoglu (Ph.D., Applied Linguistics and Technology, Iowa State University) is an assistant professor in English Language Education, TED University, Ankara. She investigates academic writing, automated formative assessment of writing, systemic functional linguistics, and corpus linguistics. Her work has appeared in journals such as Computer-Assisted Language Learning and CALICO.
Hui-Hsien Feng
Iowa State University
Hui-Hsien Feng is a postdoctoral research associate at Iowa State University. Sheholds an MA in TESOL at Ohio State University and a PhD in Applied Linguisticsand Technology at Iowa State University. Her research interests include computer-assisted language learning, second-language academic writing, automated writing evaluation, and computational linguistics.
Abstract
Automated writing evaluation (AWE) systems have long been catering to the needs of writing instructors to provide timely feedback to students’ writing. While popular commercialized AWE systems (e.g., Criterion, MyAccess!,... [ view full abstract ]
Summary
This presentation introduces three automated writing evaluation systems and evaluates their performances following design-based research principles. We explore CyWrite’s capacity in detecting (a) grammatical and mechanical... [ view full abstract ]
Authors
- Evgeny Chukharev-Hudilainen (Iowa State University)
- Asst. Prof. Dr Aysel Saricaoglu (TED University)
- Hui-Hsien Feng (Iowa State University)
Topic Areas
TELL (Technology Enhanced Language Learning) , Testing and Assessment
Session
OS-1D » Concurrent 1-D (10:30 - Saturday, 15th April, ÖFB Özger Arnas)
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