About half of surveyed students agreed Ecree was easy to use and helped improve their writing¶
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q2 i? In student surveys, about half of students agreed Ecree was easy to use and helped improve their writing. → Tareena Musaddiq 2023
Evidence¶
Tareena Musaddiq 2023¶
Tareena Musaddiq, Adam Dunn. (2023). Teaching and Learning Writing with Ecree: Insights for School and District Leaders. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/teaching-and-learning-writing-with-ecree-insights-for-school-and-district-leaders
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Survey of students in grade 8-11 ELA classrooms that used Ecree during the 2021-2022 school year. The brief reports that "About half of surveyed students agreed Ecree was easy to use and helped improve their writing." No effect size printed.
"About half of surveyed students agreed Ecree was easy to use and helped improve their writing."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- More than half of surveyed teachers agreed Ecree was useful for improving students' writing, but some students may be overwhelmed by the feedback — related
- Teachers and students found Ecree easy to use and helpful for improving writing — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Teachers found Ecree and MI Write useful for their writing instruction and for helping students improve their writing — related
- Ecree likely improved the quality of students' writing, especially for students with less advanced writing skills at the start of the school year — related
- The Ecree study examined teachers' and students' use of the tool and its impact on student and teacher outcomes during the 2021-2022 school year — a broader claim this one bears on
- A 2021–2022 study examined teachers' and students' use of MI Write and its impact on student and teacher outcomes — related
- Some students struggled to use Ecree's and MI Write's automated feedback — related
- Students rated peer tutoring with the VoicePod as acceptable and helpful for learning vocabulary — related
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About half of surveyed students agreed Ecree was easy to use and helped improve their writing |
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About half of surveyed students agreed Ecree was easy to use and helped improve their writing |
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