Integrating Goal-Setting and Automated Feedback
Wilson, J., Potter, A., Cruz Cordero, T., & Myers, M. C. (2022). Integrating goal-setting and automated feedback to improve writing outcomes: A pilot study. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. https://doi.org/10.1080/17501229.2022.2077348
This pilot study tested an intervention that combined goal setting and reflection with automated writing evaluation to improve middle school students' writing outcomes. Students improved in goal calibration, confidence in meeting goals, self-efficacy for writing self-regulation, and writing performance, while also reporting that the intervention was usable, useful, and desirable.
Key takeaways
- Integrating self-regulation supports with AWE showed promise for improving both writing beliefs and writing performance.
- Students' goal calibration and confidence improved over time, suggesting stronger self-regulation for writing.
- The findings suggest that AWE may be more effective when combined with explicit reflective and goal-setting routines.
Why it matters
This article pushes Dr. Wilson's AWE research toward intervention design by showing how automated feedback can be paired with goal-setting supports rather than used in isolation.
Coauthors
Joshua Wilson, Andrew Potter, Tania Cruz Cordero, Matthew C. Myers
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