A New Automated Essay Scoring：Teaching Resource Program

Abstract:

This study focuses on the automated essay scoring system: Teaching Resource Program (TRP) from a cross-disciplinary perspective. Different from previous research, this research emphasized the functions of Teaching Resource Program in the respect of evaluation and the capacity to enhance the writing competence. In what follows, we attempt to specify Teaching Resource Program and its contributions. We start with a brief introduction to Teaching Resource Program. Then, we provide the techniques, related theories, and computer programs used in Teaching Resource Program. We have found in this research that Teaching Resource Program and evaluations of e-writing are highly significant correlation. Based on these findings, some useful implications from this study include that automated essay scoring system: Teaching Resource Program needs to be further incorporated with the evaluations of other disciplines. We end the study with the conclusion that Teaching Resource Program contributes to evaluate e-writing pieces, consequently enhances the students' writing performance and further advances the development of writing curricula and other disciplines.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 274)
• Pages: 608-611
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.274.608
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Ji Jun Wang
• Keywords: Automated Essay Scoring System, Computer Science, Evaluation, Teaching Resource Program

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