ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an updated systematic review of research on the effectiveness of automated writing evaluation (AWE) tools and that on student engagement with AWE use. The effectiveness of AWE tools has been extensively investigated. Overall, AWE tools can positively affect revision outcomes, and the effects are related to a myriad of individual factors (such as language proficiency) and contextual factors (such as feedback quality and error types). However, most effectiveness-related studies analyze non-source-based writing, which is distinct from research writing, and employ a non-experimental design that renders causal inferences questionable. Also, studies of AWE effectiveness cannot reveal how students use the feedback provided by AWE tools. Therefore, later studies have begun to explore how students engage behaviorally, cognitively, emotionally, and socially with the feedback and factors contributing to their engagement. Among the factors influencing student engagement, feedback quality is of particular interest in our study.
