AutoTutor and family: A review of 17 years of natural language tutoring

BD Nye, AC Graesser, X Hu - … Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2014 - Springer
AutoTutor is a natural language tutoring system that has produced learning gains across
multiple domains (eg, computer literacy, physics, critical thinking). In this paper, we review …

[책][B] Automated evaluation of text and discourse with Coh-Metrix

DS McNamara, AC Graesser, PM McCarthy, Z Cai - 2014 - books.google.com
Coh-Metrix is among the broadest and most sophisticated automated textual assessment
tools available today. Automated Evaluation of Text and Discourse with Coh-Metrix …

Handbook of automated essay evaluation

MD Shermis, J Burstein - NY: Routledge, 2013 - api.taylorfrancis.com
This comprehensive, interdisciplinary handbook reviews the latest methods and
technologies used in automated essay evaluation (AEE). Highlights include the latest in the …

Natural language processing in an intelligent writing strategy tutoring system

DS McNamara, SA Crossley, R Roscoe - Behavior research methods, 2013 - Springer
Abstract The Writing Pal is an intelligent tutoring system that provides writing strategy
training. A large part of its artificial intelligence resides in the natural language processing …

Writing Pal: Feasibility of an intelligent writing strategy tutor in the high school classroom.

RD Roscoe, DS McNamara - Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract The Writing Pal (W-Pal) is a novel intelligent tutoring system (ITS) that offers writing
strategy instruction, game-based practice, essay writing practice, and formative feedback to …

Computer-based assessment of student-constructed responses

JP Magliano, AC Graesser - Behavior Research Methods, 2012 - Springer
Student-constructed responses, such as essays, short-answer questions, and think-aloud
protocols, provide a valuable opportunity to gauge student learning outcomes and …

[PDF][PDF] L2 writing practice: Game enjoyment as a key to engagement

LK Allen, SA Crossley, EL Snow, DS McNamara - 2014 - scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu
The Writing Pal (W-Pal) is an intelligent tutoring system (ITS) designed to provide students
with explicit writing strategy instruction and practice. W-Pal includes a suite of educational …

The Writing Pal intelligent tutoring system: Usability testing and development

RD Roscoe, LK Allen, JL Weston, SA Crossley… - Computers and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Writing Pal (W-Pal) is an intelligent tutoring system (ITS) designed to improve
students' writing proficiency via a unique combination of explicit strategy instruction, game …

Coh-Metrix: An automated tool for theoretical and applied natural language processing

DS McNamara, AC Graesser - Applied natural language processing …, 2012 - igi-global.com
Coh-Metrix provides indices for the characteristics of texts on multiple levels of analysis,
including word characteristics, sentence characteristics, and the discourse relationships …

Detecting boredom and engagement during writing with keystroke analysis, task appraisals, and stable traits

R Bixler, S D'Mello - Proceedings of the 2013 international conference on …, 2013 - dl.acm.org
It is hypothesized that the ability for a system to automatically detect and respond to users'
affective states can greatly enhance the human-computer interaction experience. Although …