Feedback and revising in an intelligent tutoring system for writing strategies

Rod Roscoe; Erica L. Snow; Danielle McNamara

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-39112-5_27

Feedback and revising in an intelligent tutoring system for writing strategies

Rod Roscoe, Erica L. Snow, Danielle McNamara

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Abstract

This study investigates students' essay revising in the context of an intelligent tutoring system called Writing Pal (W-Pal), which combines strategy instruction, game-based practice, essay writing practice, and automated formative feedback. We examine how high school students use W-Pal feedback to revise essays in two different contexts: a typical approach that emphasizes intensive writing practice, and an alternative approach that offers less writing practice with more direct strategy instruction. Results indicate that students who wrote fewer essays, but received W-Pal strategy instruction, were more likely to make substantive revisions that implemented specific recommendations conveyed by the automated feedback. Additional analyses consider the role of motivation and perceived learning on students' revising behaviors.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Artificial Intelligence in Education - 16th International Conference, AIED 2013, Proceedings
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	259-268
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9783642391118
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39112-5_27
State	Published - 2013
Event	16th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2013 - Memphis, TN, United States Duration: Jul 9 2013 → Jul 13 2013

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	7926 LNAI
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Other

Other	16th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	Memphis, TN
Period	7/9/13 → 7/13/13

Keywords

Automated feedback
Intelligent tutoring systems
Motivation
Natural language processing
Writing instruction
Writing strategies

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Roscoe, R., Snow, E. L., & McNamara, D. (2013). Feedback and revising in an intelligent tutoring system for writing strategies. In Artificial Intelligence in Education - 16th International Conference, AIED 2013, Proceedings (pp. 259-268). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 7926 LNAI). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39112-5_27

Feedback and revising in an intelligent tutoring system for writing strategies. / Roscoe, Rod; Snow, Erica L.; McNamara, Danielle.
Artificial Intelligence in Education - 16th International Conference, AIED 2013, Proceedings. Springer Verlag, 2013. p. 259-268 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 7926 LNAI).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Roscoe, R, Snow, EL & McNamara, D 2013, Feedback and revising in an intelligent tutoring system for writing strategies. in Artificial Intelligence in Education - 16th International Conference, AIED 2013, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 7926 LNAI, Springer Verlag, pp. 259-268, 16th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2013, Memphis, TN, United States, 7/9/13. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39112-5_27

Roscoe R, Snow EL, McNamara D. Feedback and revising in an intelligent tutoring system for writing strategies. In Artificial Intelligence in Education - 16th International Conference, AIED 2013, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2013. p. 259-268. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-39112-5_27

Roscoe, Rod ; Snow, Erica L. ; McNamara, Danielle. / Feedback and revising in an intelligent tutoring system for writing strategies. Artificial Intelligence in Education - 16th International Conference, AIED 2013, Proceedings. Springer Verlag, 2013. pp. 259-268 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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