Essay quality correlates positively with the affective feature of ChatGPT feedback and negatively with the affective feature of peer feedback¶
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q2 i2 As essay quality improves, ChatGPT tends to provide more affective feedback while peers tend to provide less affective feedback. → Banihashem 2024
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Banihashem 2024¶
Banihashem, S. K., Taghizadeh Kerman, N., Noroozi, O., Moon, J., & Drachsler, H. (2024). Feedback sources in essay writing: peer-generated or AI-generated feedback? International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-024-00455-4
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Spearman's correlation analysis (Table 2) of essay quality against the affective component of feedback. Overall correlations printed are r = 0.28* for ChatGPT feedback and r = -0.23* for peer feedback (p < 0.05), small-to-moderate correlations in opposite directions.
"However, a positive correlation was observed between the quality of the essay and the affective feature of feedback generated by ChatGPT, while a negative relationship was observed between the quality of the essay and the affective feature of feedback generated by peers."
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Related Claims¶
- ChatGPT feedback quality varied by essay quality: accuracy declined as essay quality rose, prioritization was best for average essays, and supportive tone was lowest for low-quality essays — related
- No significant relationship exists between essay quality and the overall quality of feedback generated by peers and ChatGPT — related
- GenAI-supported peer feedback groups produced more suggestions and explanations and less positive affective feedback than the PF group — related
- Feedback quality provided correlates positively with both EIR recognition and EIR application skills
- ChatGPT produced more descriptive feedback than peers on argumentative essays — related
- GenAI feedback quality correlates with initial essay quality while teacher feedback quality does not — related
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Essay quality correlates positively with the affective feature of ChatGPT feedback and negatively with the affective feature of peer feedback |
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Essay quality correlates positively with the affective feature of ChatGPT feedback and negatively with the affective feature of peer feedback |
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