AWE tools such as Grammarly, Quillbot and DeepL Write significantly improve writing precision, fluency and grammatical proficiency through immediate and customized feedback¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? A systematic review of 50 empirical studies (2019–2024) finds that AWE tools significantly improve writing precision, fluency and grammatical proficiency via immediate and customized feedback. → Gres 2026

Evidence¶

Gres 2026¶

Gres, E., Riyanti, D., & Yuliana, Y. G. S. (2026). AI-POWERED FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR WRITING: A REVIEW OF AUTOMATED WRITING EVALUATION (AWE) TOOLS. Wiralodra English Journal, 10(2), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.31943/wej.v10i2.572

q3 · i? · review · r?

Systematic literature review synthesizing 50 empirical studies published 2019–2024, selected via database searches, defined inclusion criteria and thematic analysis. The review reports that AWE tools "significantly improve the writing precision, fluency and grammatical proficiency through immediate and customized feedback." No pooled effect size is printed.

"The findings indicate that Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE) tools such as Grammarly, Quillbot and DeepL Write significantly improve the writing precision, fluency and grammatical proficiency through immediate and customized feedback."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Writing Skills — outcome: instruction changes it

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