Speaker
Description
Evaluating student essays accurately and providing high-quality feedback is crucial for the teaching and learning of writing skills. However, many educators frequently find this responsibility challenging, due to packed schedules and a heavy workload. To address this issue, automated essay scoring is perceived as a viable solution to this challenge (Shermis & Barrera, 2002; Shermis & Burstein, 2003; Shermis et al., 2003; Page, 2003). The aim of this technology workshop is to introduce how SCORE Right, an automated scoring engine, can be integrated as a part of formative assessment in writing courses. Specifically, this session will offer findings of a case study in which students’ essays were scored by this scoring tool. Further, the presenter will then provide step-by-step guides for how to use SCORE Right to grade IELTS Writing (Academic Module) Task 1 & Task 2. Simultaneously, strategies for utilizing the feedback given by the tool to improve students performance will be discussed in this workshop.
