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Utah Compose (UC)

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Description

Utah Compose is a web-based automated writing-evaluation system developed by Measurement Incorporated that provides writing prompts, automated scoring, instant revision feedback, peer review, tutorials, and graphic organizers for Grades 3–12 students.

Components

  • Utah Compose (UC), a statewide automated writing evaluation system with the PEG scoring engine and interpretable partially connected neural networks: Utah Compose is a web-based AWE system developed by Measurement Incorporated, implemented statewide in Utah from Fall 2014, providing "unlimited access to pre-designed prompts aligned with different grade levels and writing genres" plus automated scores and instant revision feedback. It uses the PEG scoring engine built on "800 + linguistic variables" and trains models for six writing traits across three genres and five grade bands, with human-machine agreement reported at a quadratic weighted kappa of 0.835 (SD = 0.026). For interpretability, UC "employs neural networks with selectively connected hidden nodes" matching pre-classified linguistic feature groups so revision improves scores, plus peer review, tutorials, and graphic organizers. (Yue Huang et al. (2024))

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Key Sources

  • Yue Huang, Joshua Wilson, & Henry May. (2024). Exploring the Long-Term Effects of the Statewide Implementation of an Automated Writing Evaluation System on Students' State Test ELA Performance. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-024-00443-9
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title Utah Compose (UC)
description Utah Compose is a web-based automated writing-evaluation system developed by Measurement Incorporated that provides writing prompts, automated scoring, instant revision feedback, peer review, tutorials, and graphic organizers for Grades 3–12 students.
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