Students who preferred AI feedback cited clarity, understandability, consistency, specificity, and 24/7 availability¶
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q2 i? Thematic analysis found preferring students cited clarity, understandability, consistency, and specificity of AI feedback, especially for academic writing style and vocabulary, plus no time constraints. → Escalante 2023
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Escalante 2023¶
Escalante, J., Pack, A., & Barrett, A. (2023). AI-generated feedback on writing: insights into efficacy and ENL student preference. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 20:57. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-023-00425-2
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Study 2 qualitative data: students wrote that "the AI program provides me with concrete feedback and easy-to-understand documentation of where the errors were" and that AI has no constraints of time or availability, unlike tutors with limited time.
"clarity, understandability, consistency, and specificity of feedback, especially in regards to academic writing style and vocabulary, were common themes found in the data"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
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- Students who preferred human tutor feedback cited face-to-face interaction, engagement, follow-up questions, and speaking practice — related
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- ENL students were near-evenly split in preference between AI-generated and human tutor feedback — related
- First-year EAP students prefer a hybrid feedback model combining AI-generated comments with instructor feedback over either source alone — related
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- Feedback source (human tutor vs GPT-4) had no significant effect on ENL students' posttest writing scores — related
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Students who preferred AI feedback cited clarity, understandability, consistency, specificity, and 24/7 availability |
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Students who preferred AI feedback cited clarity, understandability, consistency, specificity, and 24/7 availability |
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