Automated Writing Evaluation in Language Teaching: Theory, Development, and Application

Authors

  • Volker Hegelheimer Iowa State University
  • Ahmet Dursun Iowa State University
  • Zhi Li Paragon Testing Enterprises Inc.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.v33i1.29251

Keywords:

automated writing evaluation, language teaching

References

Chapelle, C. A., Cotos, E., Lee, J. Y. (2015). Validity arguments for diagnostic assessment using automated writing evaluation. Language Testing, 33 (2), 385–405. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265532214565386

Educational Testing Service. (2011). About the e-rater® scoring engine. Retrieved, 1 December 2015, from http://www.ets.org/erater/about/

Ericsson, P. F., Haswell, R. H. (2006). Machine scoring of student essays: Truth and consequences. Logan, UT: All USU Press Publications.

Pearson (2015). Write to learn: Growing literacy for every student. Retrieved, 1 December 2015, from http://www.writetolearn.net/

Shermis, M. D., & Hamner, B. (2013). Contrasting state-of-the-art automated scoring of essays. In M. D. Shermis & J. Burstein (Eds), Handbook of automated essay evaluation: Current applications and new directions, 313–346. New York: Routledge.

Swales, J. (1990). Genre analysis: English in academic and research settings: Cambridge Applied Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Vantage Learning (2015). Vantage Learning’s IntelliMetric®. Retrieved, 1 December 2015, from http://www.vantagelearning.com/products/intellimetric/

Chapelle, C. A., Cotos, E., Lee, J. Y. (2015). Validity arguments for diagnostic assessment using automated writing evaluation. Language Testing 33 (2), 385–405. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265532214565386

Educational Testing Service. (2011). About the e-rater® scoring engine. Retrieved, 1 December 2015, from http://www.ets.org/erater/about/

Ericsson, P. F., Haswell, R. H. (2006). Machine scoring of student essays: Truth and consequences (2006). Logan, UT: All USU Press Publications.

Pearson (2015). Write to learn: Growing literacy for every student. Retrieved, 1 December 2015, from http://www.writetolearn.net/

Shermis, M. D., & Hamner, B. (2013). Contrasting state-of-the-art automated scoring of essays. In M. D. Shermis & J. Burstein (Eds), Handbook of automated essay evaluation: Current applications and new directions, 313–346. New York: Routledge.

Swales, J. (1990). Genre analysis: English in academic and research settings: Cambridge Applied Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Vantage Learning (2015). Vantage Learning’s IntelliMetric®. Retrieved, 1 December 2015, from http://www.vantagelearning.com/products/intellimetric/

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Published

2016-01-30

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Section

Editorial

How to Cite

Hegelheimer, V., Dursun, A., & Li, Z. (2016). Automated Writing Evaluation in Language Teaching: Theory, Development, and Application. CALICO Journal, 33(1), i-v. https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.v33i1.29251