The impact of online automated feedback on students' reflective journal writing in an EFL course

Internet and Higher Education

Volumn 34, Issue , 2017, Pages 18-27

  Cheng, Gary ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

L2 reflective learning; Online automated feedback; Post secondary education; Reflective journal writing

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CURRICULA; E-LEARNING; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK; STUDENTS; SURVEYS;

AUTOMATED FEEDBACK; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS; ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; REFLECTIVE JOURNALS; REFLECTIVE LEARNING; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS;

TEACHING;

EID: 85018956571     PISSN: 10967516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2017.04.002     Document Type: Article

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