ELT Echo
Vol 10, No 2 (2025): DECEMBER 2025

AI-DRIVEN FEEDBACK IN ENGLISH WRITING ASSESSMENT: IS IT MORE EFFECTIVE THAN CONVENTIONAL FEEDBACK?

KAYYIS, RAHMATIKA (University of Muhammadiyah Pringsewu Lampung)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2025

Abstract

This study compares the efficacy of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated feedback against traditional teacher-written feedback in improving the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) writing of university students. A quasi-experimental design was employed, involving two groups of learners (n=64) who completed pre-test and post-test writing assignments. The control group received conventional feedback from professors, while the experimental group received iterative, automated feedback from an AI tool during revision. The assignments were graded using an analytical rubric. Results indicated that both groups showed significant improvement; however, the AI-feedback group demonstrated substantially greater gains in overall writing quality, particularly in vocabulary, grammar, and textual organization. These outcomes suggest that AI-driven feedback facilitates more frequent and focused revisions, promoting greater student engagement with the writing process. The conclusion underscores the potential of AI tools to complement lecturer guidance, enhancing formative assessment practices. This integration presents significant implications for feedback design and writing pedagogy in EFL contexts.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

eltecho

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

ELT Echo is published twice a year i.e on June and December by the Department of English Language Teaching, IAIN Syekh Nurjati Cirebon. It welcomes a wide range of topics in the area of English Language Teaching particulalry in English as Foreign Language (EFL) context, which the focus ranging from ...