2023 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Investigating an AI-based writing assistant's impact on English language learners' writing proficiency
| Project/Area Number |
22K00718
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
ガイエド ジョンモリース 早稲田大学, グローバルエデュケーションセンター, 講師(テニュアトラック) (20868393)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
クロス ジェフリーS 東京工業大学, 環境・社会理工学院, 教授 (90532044)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Keywords | AI writing / AI assessment / L2 writing |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Research activities are progressing well, with several papers recently submitted to international conferences and journals. The projects are advancing, benefiting from collaborative efforts with other researchers working in the field of AI-assisted writing/assessment. Although the project started with the focus of developing an AI-assisted writing tool, new developments in the area of AI-based qualitative assessment have allowed the researchers to explore assessment as well. This has led to a broadening of the project's scope to include both writing production aids and automated assessment of English as a Foreign Language text.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
1: Research has progressed more than it was originally planned.
Reason
Presentations at upcoming conferences include our work on automated AI assessment of L2 writing. Overall, the momentum in this research project is strong with research surrounding AI in education benefitting from rapid technological gains and collaboration with other institutions.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Development of localized LLMs that can perform as well as gold standard pay-per-token foundational models are being investigated.
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| Causes of Carryover |
Careover budget from last academic year will be used in AY2024 to fund equipment and research expenses.
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