A 2021–2022 study examined teachers' and students' use of MI Write and its impact on student and teacher outcomes¶

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Subclaims¶

q1 i? During the 2021–2022 school year, a study was designed and conducted to examine teachers' and students' use of MI Write and the tool's impact on student and teacher outcomes. → Lindsay Fox 2023

Evidence¶

Lindsay Fox 2023¶

Lindsay Fox, Marykate Zukiewicz. (2023). Study Methods for Briefs about MI Write Research Findings. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/study-methods-for-briefs-about-mi-write-research-findings

q1 · i? · design · r?

Descriptive statement from the publication's summary page about the study's timing and subject; the page prints no findings, sample sizes, or effect sizes, only that the study examined use of the tool and its impacts.

"This summary provides details about a study of MI Write, an automated writing feedback tool, which took place during the 2021–2022 school year."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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