Interviews show students used scores to trigger action but reflected shallowly, derived planning from previous scores, and diverged emotionally¶

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q1 i? Students described the score as a trigger for concrete action, but inspection of sub-scores and transcripts was superficial and causal analysis rare. → Chen C and Liu T 2026 q1 i? Where goals were set, they derived from the previous session's score rather than analysis of the upcoming task, and anxiety moved in both directions across students. → Chen C and Liu T 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Chen C and Liu T 2026¶

Chen C and Liu T (2026) Impact of automated scoring on interpreting performance and self-regulated learning: evidence from a pedagogical experiment. Front. Psychol. 17:1867463. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1867463

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Reflexive thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with seven experimental-group students (69 codes, 262 coded references) found the score triggered concrete action, yet all seven were coded under Selective Inspection, giving sub-scores only "a glanced" look, and causal analysis was rare (Unsystematic Reflection).

"Within Execution and Monitoring, 18 references from six of the seven students described the score as the trigger for concrete action"

Chen C and Liu T 2026 (2)¶

Chen C and Liu T (2026) Impact of automated scoring on interpreting performance and self-regulated learning: evidence from a pedagogical experiment. Front. Psychol. 17:1867463. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1867463

q1 · i? · causal · r2

Pre-learning Planning was the least coded dimension, with competing coursework and unstable routines cited. Emotionally, "Anxiety moved in both directions": two students felt more exposed while three felt less pressure than under teacher-collected submission, and three deferred engagement after a low score.

"Where goals were set, they were derived from the previous session's score rather than from analysis of the upcoming task (S3), were sometimes equated with the score itself (S2), or were deliberately kept low (S3)."

Discussion¶

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