Focus and Effects of Peer and Machine Feedback on Chinese University EFL Learners’ Revisions of English Argumentative Essays

The present mixed-method study examined the foci and effects of peer and machine feedback on the revisions of Chinese university EFL learners’ English argumentative essays. The data included Draft 1, peer feedback (PF), PF-based Draft 2, machine feedback (MF), MF-based feedback, questionnaires, and interview recordings. The main findings were: (a) peer feedback was primarily concerned with content errors, while machine feedback mainly involved non-content errors, (b) significant differences occurred in errors of most types between Draft 1, PF and PF-based Draft 2, and between Draft 1, MF, and MF-based Draft 2, (c) the intake of ‘introducing a new topic in Conclusion’ was a powerful predictor of PF-based Draft 2 scores, and (d) the participants generally moderately considered peer and machine feedback to be useful. Based on the findings, some implications are discussed on how to better implement and enhance the quality of peer and machine feedback.

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The Analysis of Argument-Counterargument Structure in Chinese EFL Learners’ Argumentative Writing

Journal of Studies in Education ◽

10.5296/jse.v7i3.11275 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 121 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Fangyuan Du

Keyword(s):

Argument Structure ◽

Claim Data ◽

The Other ◽

Efl Learners ◽

Writing Evaluation ◽

Automated Writing Evaluation ◽

Chinese University ◽

Argumentative Essays ◽

Essay Quality

This study aims to analyze argument-counterargument structure of English argumentative essays written by Chinese EFL university students, based on the adapted Toulmin’s (2003) model of the argument structure constituting four elements (i.e. claim, data, counterargument and rebuttal). It also measures whether there is a correlation between the use of counterargument structure and the participants’ overall essay quality assessed by an online AWE (Automated Writing Evaluation) program. Three hundred and ninety students with various majors in a Chinese university submitted their argumentative essays in English online. The results demonstrated that half of the participants developed a one-sided model of argumentation while the other half of them used argument-counterargument structure in their essays. The participants’ use of counterarguments affected the overall quality of their essays. Pedagogical implications of these findings are also discussed.

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Comparing the Experiences of Parturient Women With Remifentanil Analgesia and Elective Cesarean Section and Providing Improver Strategies: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed Method Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-353880/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

rana dousti ◽

Sevil Hakimi ◽

Hojjat Pourfathi ◽

Roghayeh Nourizadeh ◽

Niloufar sattarzadeh jahdi

Keyword(s):

Cesarean Section ◽

Mixed Method ◽

Elective Cesarean Section ◽

Mixed Method Study ◽

Quality Of Data ◽

Sequential Approach ◽

Private Hospitals ◽

Elective Cesarean ◽

The City

Abstract Background Identifying methods that can effectively and safely improve the childbirth experience and are tailored to mothers' needs are of crucial importance. The current study aimed to compare experiences of parturient women with remifentanil analgesia and elective cesarean section and providing improver strategies for women living in the city of Tabriz, Iran.MethodsThis is a mixed-method study with an explanatory sequential approach. The first stage is quantitative and longitudinal. The study population is all parturient women who will give birth by elective C-section or vaginal painless delivery using remifentanil in private hospitals of the city of Tabriz in 2020-2021. All mothers are free to choose either method. Participants will be selected from all private hospitals using the convenience sampling technique proportioned to the number of eligible women in each hospital. Participants will be followed up to 30 days after delivery to complete the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression questionnaire. The second stage is a qualitative study aimed at exploring the perceptions of parturient women who had either elective C-section or painless delivery (using remifentanil), including factors related to labor experiences. Data will be collected by semi structured interviews with new mothers and important others (if needed).In the third stage, a mixed study will be performed to provide strategies for improving labor experiences. we will use an explanatory Sequential approach in order to increase the accuracy and quality of data and to use the findings to evaluate different methods of delivery.DiscussionBy comparing the experience of parturient women receiving Remifentanil analgesia and elective C-section, evidence-based improving strategies using a culturally sensitive approach can be provided. Presentation of the results obtained from this study using the mixed method may help in better understanding the issue. Also, the obtained results can be used to enhance the quality of midwifery care to be examined by health policymakers and planners.Trial registrationThis study is approved by the ethics committee of the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (code: IR.TBZMED.REC.1399. 521). Besides, it's evaluated by relevant refers.

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Quality of Life in Family Caregivers of Adolescents with Depression in China: A Mixed-Method Study

Patient Preference and Adherence ◽

10.2147/ppa.s265867 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol Volume 14 ◽

pp. 1317-1327

Author(s):

Yinying Zhang ◽

Min Yang ◽

Xin Guo ◽

Qiongni Chen

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Family Caregivers ◽

Mixed Method ◽

Mixed Method Study

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Improving the quality of self-management support in ambulatory cancer care: a mixed-method study of organisational and clinician readiness, barriers and enablers for tailoring of implementation strategies to multisites

BMJ Quality & Safety ◽

10.1136/bmjqs-2020-012051 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. bmjqs-2020-012051

Author(s):

Doris Howell ◽

Melanie Powis ◽

Ryan Kirkby ◽

Heidi Amernic ◽

Lesley Moody ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mixed Method ◽

Cancer Care ◽

Implementation Strategies ◽

Self Management ◽

Normalisation Process Theory ◽

Mixed Method Study ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Management Support ◽

Specific Implementation

IntroductionImproving the quality of self-management support (SMS) for treatment-related toxicities is a priority in cancer care. Successful implementation of SMS programmes depends on tailoring implementation strategies to organisational readiness factors and barriers/enablers, however, a systematic process for this is lacking. In this formative phase of our implementation-effectiveness trial, Self-Management and Activation to Reduce Treatment-Related Toxicities, we evaluated readiness based on constructs in the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and Normalisation Process Theory (NPT) and developed a process for mapping implementation strategies to local contexts.MethodsIn this convergent mixed-method study, surveys and interviews were used to assess readiness and barriers/enablers for SMS among stakeholders in 3 disease site groups at 3 regional cancer centres (RCCs) in Ontario, Canada. Median survey responses were classified as a barrier, enabler or neutral based on a priori cut-off values. Barriers/enablers at each centre were mapped to CFIR and then inputted into the CFIR-Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change Strategy Matching Tool V.1.0 (CFIR-ERIC) to identify centre-specific implementation strategies. Qualitative data were separately analysed and themes mapped to CFIR constructs to provide a deeper understanding of barriers/enablers.ResultsSMS in most of the RCCs was not systematically delivered, yet most stakeholders (n=78; respondent rate=50%) valued SMS. For centre 1, 7 barriers/12 enablers were identified, 14 barriers/9 enablers for centre 2 and 11 barriers/5 enablers for centre 3. Of the total 46 strategies identified, 30 (65%) were common across centres as core implementation strategies and 5 tailored implementation recommendations were identified for centres 1 and 3, and 4 for centre 2.ConclusionsThe CFIR and CFIR-ERIC were valuable tools for tailoring SMS implementation to readiness and barriers/enablers, whereas NPT helped to clarify the clinical work of implementation. Our approach to tailoring of implementation strategies may have relevance for other studies.

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Sustaining Multilingualism in Chinese Universities: Uzbekistani Students’ Demotivation While Learning Chinese

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12187570 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (18) ◽

pp. 7570

Author(s):

Meilan Liu ◽

Yongyan Zheng ◽

Xiuli Ma ◽

Yuxin Wei

Keyword(s):

Language Learners ◽

Mixed Method ◽

Learning Opportunities ◽

Mixed Method Study ◽

Learning Support ◽

Chinese Universities ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Self Confidence ◽

Chinese University ◽

Teacher Qualities

This paper reports on a mixed method study exploring demotivation among Uzbekistani students while they are learning Chinese in a Chinese university. In the study, we conducted a survey among 67 Uzbekistani students, and interviewed 30 of them about their experiences of learning Chinese. The analysis of the data revealed that a lack of self-confidence, insufficient learning opportunities, a lack of learning support, and teacher qualities were the most salient factors affecting Uzbekistani students’ demotivation while learning Chinese. In light of the findings, we put forward suggestions for language educators and educational administrators in order to enable them to enhance language learners’ interest in and enthusiasm for learning Chinese, so that they will sustain their learning efforts and Chinese universities can achieve sustainable multilingualism.

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Family Caregivers’ Perspectives for the Effect of Social Support on their Care Burden and Quality of Life: A Mixed-Method Study in Rural and Sub-Urban Central Japan

The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine ◽

10.1620/tjem.247.197 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 247 (3) ◽

pp. 197-207 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marinda Asiah Nuril Haya ◽

Shuhei Ichikawa ◽

Hideki Wakabayashi ◽

Yousuke Takemura

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Support ◽

Family Caregivers ◽

Mixed Method ◽

Mixed Method Study ◽

Central Japan ◽

Care Burden

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Oral language development among Mandarin learners in Chinese homestays

Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education ◽

10.1075/sar.17002.dia ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 32-57

Author(s):

Wenhao Diao ◽

Anne Donovan ◽

Margaret Malone

Keyword(s):

Mixed Method ◽

Oral Language ◽

Learning Experience ◽

Oral Proficiency ◽

Mixed Method Study ◽

Oral Language Development ◽

American Students ◽

Host Families

Abstract This mixed-method study describes the oral Mandarin development of 25 American students living in Chinese homestays, and how it may relate to the ways they respond to opportunities for interaction with their host families. While scholars have begun to examine students’ Mandarin development during their sojourns in China, there is little research regarding changes in their holistic oral proficiency and how such changes may be related to the quality of interaction they have with their interlocutors. The results of this study show robust gains in proficiency ratings of their oral performances over the course of one semester. A case study of two purposefully selected student performances – one who demonstrated the most prominent proficiency gains and the other who showed no gains – reveals differences in the ways they respond to opportunities for interaction. These findings provide suggestions on ways to best facilitate students’ learning experience while living with host families.

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