26-feature framework for mapping digital writing-support technologies

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Description

The review organises the field of digital writing-support technologies using a framework of 26 quantitative and qualitative features spanning four axes: writing processes, pedagogical approaches, feedback modalities and technological specifications. It applies this framework to a systematic analysis of 44 tools supporting first and second language writers in secondary and higher education, focusing on "instructional affordances based on their technological specifications". The framework also distinguishes micro-level revision support from macro-level strategy support, enabling the review to locate gaps in the state of the art.

Accounts

• Review framework mapping writing-support technologies across writing processes, pedagogical approaches, feedback modalities and technological specifications: The review organises the field of digital writing-support technologies using a framework of 26 quantitative and qualitative features spanning four axes: writing processes, pedagogical approaches, feedback modalities and technological specifications. It applies this framework to a systematic analysis of 44 tools supporting first and second language writers in secondary and higher education, focusing on "instructional affordances based on their technological specifications". The framework also distinguishes micro-level revision support from macro-level strategy support, enabling the review to locate gaps in the state of the art. (Strobl et al. (2019))

Claims

• The review systematically analysed 44 writing-support tools across 26 quantitative and qualitative features [+M]
• Automated support for micro-level revision targeting factual knowledge is well represented, whereas tools supporting writing strategies and self-monitoring for macro-level text quality are infrequent [+M]

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Key Sources

• 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

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title	26-feature framework for mapping digital writing-support technologies
description	The review organises the field of digital writing-support technologies using a framework of 26 quantitative and qualitative features spanning four axes: writing processes, pedagogical approaches, feedback modalities and technological specifications.
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