Available tools are imbalanced with regard to supported languages and genres, with argumentative essay writing in English over-represented¶

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Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? While a considerable number of tools support argumentative essay writing in English, other academic writing genres (e.g., research articles) and other languages are under-represented. → Strobl 2019

Evidence¶

Strobl 2019¶

Strobl, Carola; Ailhaud, Emilie; Benetos, Kalliopi; Devitt, Ann; Kruse, Otto. (2019). Digital support for academic writing : a review of technologies and pedagogies. Computers & Education. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2018.12.005

q2 · i? · review · r?

The review's synthesis of the 44-tool analysis reports "an imbalance of available tools with regard to supported languages, genres, and pedagogical focus", with English argumentative essays dominant and other genres and languages under-represented.

"The results uncover an imbalance of available tools with regard to supported languages, genres, and pedagogical focus. While a considerable number of tools support argumentative essay writing in English, other academic writing genres (e.g., research articles) and other languages are under-represented."

Discussion¶

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