More than half of surveyed teachers agreed Ecree was useful for improving students' writing, but some students may be overwhelmed by the feedback¶
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q2 i? In teacher surveys, more than half of teachers agreed Ecree was useful to help students improve their writing, while some students may be overwhelmed by the feedback. → Tareena Musaddiq 2023
q2 i? Some students may be overwhelmed by the feedback Ecree provides about their writing. → Tareena Musaddiq 2023
Evidence¶
Tareena Musaddiq 2023¶
Tareena Musaddiq, Adam Dunn. (2023). Teaching and Learning Writing with Ecree: Insights for School and District Leaders. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/teaching-and-learning-writing-with-ecree-insights-for-school-and-district-leaders
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Survey of teachers who used Ecree in grade 8-11 ELA classrooms during the 2021-2022 school year. The brief reports "More than half of surveyed teachers agreed Ecree was useful to help students improve their writing" and notes some students may be overwhelmed by the feedback. No effect size printed.
"More than half of surveyed teachers agreed Ecree was useful to help students improve their writing, but some students may be overwhelmed by the feedback."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- About half of surveyed students agreed Ecree was easy to use and helped improve their writing — related
- Teachers and students found Ecree easy to use and helpful for improving writing — a broader claim this one bears on
- 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
- Teachers found Ecree and MI Write useful for their writing instruction and for helping students improve their writing — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- MI Write's automated feedback is most useful to students when it supplements, not replaces, teacher 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
- A 2021–2022 study examined teachers' and students' use of MI Write and its impact on student and teacher outcomes — related
- Students need clear guidance so they are not overwhelmed by Ecree's feedback, which may be most useful for advanced writers — related
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More than half of surveyed teachers agreed Ecree was useful for improving students' writing, but some students may be overwhelmed by the feedback |
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More than half of surveyed teachers agreed Ecree was useful for improving students' writing, but some students may be overwhelmed by the feedback |
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