This article examines the strengths and weaknesses of emerging writing assessment
technologies. Instead of providing a comprehensive review of each program, we take a …

The use of timed, essay examinations is a well‐established means of evaluating student
learning in higher education. The reliability of essay scoring is highly problematic and it …

This reflective essay provides a narrative analysis of the author's perceptions of US writing
assessment over the past twenty-five years. Reflections are provided on four communities …

This article paper explores the evaluation of artificial intelligence (AI) in English as a Foreign
Language (EFL) writing courses and the importance of calibration in writing evaluations. The …

Focusing on writing placement at a particular university, the authors analyze the limits of
SAT tests as a tool in this process. They then describe the writing program's adoption of a …

Across the globe, increased attention is being paid to understanding the processes and
components of writing and its implications for the teaching of writing. This relatively recent …

Researchers studying technology development often examine how rhetorical activity
contributes to technologies' design, implementation, and stabilization. This article offers a …

The automated scoring of narrative essays written by students according to different
competences can assist teachers in their evaluation process and help them to focus on …

As artificial intelligence is poised to change the technological, economic, and
communicative landscape of the twenty-first century (Huws 2014; Markoff 2015; Reeves …

Generally, this descriptive study endeavored to include the voice of adult learners to the
scholarly body of research regarding automated writing assessment tools (AWATs) …