Automated, Personalized Formative Feedback for Student Writing with the LightSide Revision Assistant
Award Information
Agency: Department of Education
Branch: N/A
Contract: EDIES14C0045
Agency Tracking Number: EDIES14C0045
Amount:
$150,000.00
Phase:
Phase I
Program:
SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A
Solicitation Number:
N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
2014
Award Year:
2014
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
2014-07-01
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
2014-12-31
Small Business Information
5888 Ellsworth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232-
DUNS:
079200266
HUBZone Owned:
N
Woman Owned:
N
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
N
Principal Investigator
Name: Elijah Mayfield
Phone: (202) 208-1983
Phone: (202) 208-1983
Business Contact
Name: Elijah Mayfield
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
The project team is developing a prototype of the LightSide Revision Assistant, a web-based writing program for students in grades 6 to 8. The product will include an interface where students write essays and receive instant and automatic feedback, including in-line comments. Feedback will support students using an iterative revision and reflection process when writing, in contrast with existing tools, which only emphasize grammar checking and surface-level edits. The project team will investigate the feasibility of using the automated essay scoring system. In the Phase I pilot research, the team will examine whether the prototype function as planned, if teachers are able to integrate it within the classroom environment, and whether students are engaged. * Information listed above is at the time of submission. *
