Essays are considered by many researchers as the most useful tool to assess learning
outcomes, implying the ability to recall, organize and integrate ideas, the ability to express …

This paper undertakes a review of the literature on writing cognition, writing instruction, and
writing assessment with the goal of develo** a framework and competency model for a …

In this paper, we present a novel approach to model arguments, their components and
relations in persuasive essays in English. We propose an annotation scheme that includes …

Research on computational argumentation faces the problem of how to automatically assess
the quality of an argument or argumentation. While different quality dimensions have been …

In this article we describe the emerging area of text classification research focused on the
problem of collaborative learning process analysis both from a broad perspective and more …

The rapid development and integration of computer-assisted assessment (CAA) in
mainstream post-compulsory educational institutions today make this an exciting and …

Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST) is a theory of text organization that has led to areas of
application beyond discourse analysis and text generation, its original goals. In this article …

An essay-based discourse analysis system can help students improve their writing by
identifying relevant essay-based discourse elements in their essays. Our discourse analysis …

Automated essay scoring (AES) is gaining increasing attention in the education sector as it
significantly reduces the burden of manual scoring and allows ad hoc feedback for learners …

This paper presents an investigation of lexical chaining (Morris and Hirst, 1991) for
measuring discourse coherence quality in test-taker essays. We hypothesize that attributes …