Volume 28 Number 1, 2024 Investigating the types and use of feedback in middle-school English language learners’ academic writing

Investigating the types and use of feedback in middle-school English language learners’ academic writing

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Volume 28 Number 1, 2024
contributor.author:
Wolf, Mikyung Kim Oh, Saerhim
date.accessioned:
2024-06-21T00:20:13Z
date.available:
2024-06-21T00:20:13Z
date.copyright:
2024
date.issued:
2024-06-24
description.abstract:
With the increased rigor of academic standards, high expectations of academic writing skills have been imposed on students in U.S. K-12 schools. For English learner (EL) students who cope with the dual challenges of learning rigorous subject matters and developing their English language proficiency simultaneously, extra support and effective instructional strategies are crucial. Given the rapidly growing use of computerized testing and the prevalence of writing on computers in K-12 education, this study explored the use of an automated writing evaluation (AWE) tool in support of the needs of EL students and teachers. Specifically, this study examined the types of feedback that middle-school EL students received from the AWE tool as well as from teachers and how the students addressed the feedback. A total of 130 students participated in the study, including 106 EL students with different English proficiency levels and 24 non-EL students as a comparison group. The results suggest that the AWE tool provided considerably more feedback to EL students compared to non-EL students and that teachers’ feedback was mainly regarding language use rather than content development and organization. Drawing on the findings, implications for practice and research are discussed.
endingpage:
25
format.extent:
25
identifier.citation:
Wolf, M. K., & Oh, S. (2024). Investigating the types and use of feedback in middle-school English language learners’ academic writing. Language Learning & Technology, 28(1), 1–25. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73583
identifier.issn:
1094-3501
identifier.uri:
https://hdl.handle.net/10125/73583
number:
1
publicationname:
Language Learning & Technology
publisher:
University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center Center for Language & Technology
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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/item/10125-73583/
startingpage:
1
subject:
Automated Writing Evaluation, English Learners, Feedback, Revision, Second Language Writing
title:
Investigating the types and use of feedback in middle-school English language learners’ academic writing
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Article Text
volume:
28