Teachers and students found Ecree easy to use and helpful for improving writing¶
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Currency · newest study 2023 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? Teachers and students reported that Ecree was easy to use. → Tareena Musaddiq 2023
q2 i? Teachers and students reported that Ecree helped students improve their writing. → Tareena Musaddiq 2023
Evidence¶
Tareena Musaddiq 2023¶
Tareena Musaddiq, Adam Dunn. (2023). Using an Automated Writing Feedback Tool: Insights on Ecree for Students and Families. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/using-an-automated-writing-feedback-tool-insights-on-ecree-for-students-and-families
q2 · i? · qualitative · r?
A key finding of the brief, summarizing perceptions gathered in the study of Ecree in grade 8-11 English language arts classrooms during the 2021-2022 school year: "Teachers and students found Ecree was easy to use and helped students improve their writing." No statistics are printed.
"Teachers and students found Ecree was easy to use and helped students improve their writing."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- About half of surveyed students agreed Ecree was easy to use and helped improve their 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
- More than half of surveyed teachers agreed Ecree was useful for improving students' writing, but some students may be overwhelmed by the feedback — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Teachers reported curriculum and technical integration challenges when implementing Ecree and MI Write — 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
- Some students struggled to use Ecree's and MI Write's automated feedback — 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
- Technical integration with learning management systems and existing teacher tools eases Ecree adoption — related
- A 2021–2022 study examined teachers' and students' use of MI Write and its impact on student and teacher outcomes — related
- Most pilot teachers used the Write to Succeed practices and found them easy to use and helpful for students, with ease of use increasing across semesters — related
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title |
Teachers and students found Ecree easy to use and helpful for improving writing |
description |
Teachers and students found Ecree easy to use and helpful for improving writing |
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review |
evidence_strength |
moderate |
newest_evidence |
2023 |
source_checked |
2026-10-20 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-08 |
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1 — tareena-musaddiq-2023 |
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