Thesis Writer, a domain-specific online scaffolding environment for academic writing, was used and deemed supportive by first-year business administration students¶
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q2 i? Students used Thesis Writer and judged it supportive of their academic writing. → Rapp 2018
Evidence¶
Rapp 2018¶
Rapp, C., & Kauf, P. E. (2018). Scaling academic writing instruction: evaluation of a scaffolding tool (Thesis Writer). International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-017-0162-z
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Mixed-methods evaluation with 102 first-year business administration students using an online survey and focus groups in an explanatory sequential design; the abstract reports that "TW is being used, and has been deemed supportive by students."
"Results seen were positive to highly positive – TW is being used, and has been deemed supportive by students."
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Related Claims¶
- Thesis Writer supports the scaling of writing instruction in group assignment settings — related
- SRL scaffolds in computer-based learning environments produce a medium, significantly positive effect on academic performance (ES = 0.438) — a broader claim this one bears on
- Student-centered writing environments are argued to lower anxiety, increase confidence, and provide natural language contexts — related
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Thesis Writer, a domain-specific online scaffolding environment for academic writing, was used and deemed supportive by first-year business administration students |
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Thesis Writer, a domain-specific online scaffolding environment for academic writing, was used and deemed supportive by first-year business administration students |
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