The CriterionSM service is an innovative online writing-evaluation tool that assigns essay topics, scores them, and provides evaluative feedback.
CriterionSM service is an innovative online writing-evaluation tool that supports learning in the classroom by allowing students to enhance their skills independently. Teachers use the tool to assign topics for essay writing – CriterionSM, which provides holistic scores and diagnostic feedback, evaluates these. The CriterionSM service also suggests a list of topics for writing, depending on the educational level of the students.
Benefits of the CriterionSM service:
Teachers can use the CriterionSM service to enhance the instruction given in their classes, and to support material taught in the classroom,
An online tool that is easy to use and access from anywhere,
Students can practise and improve their writing skills in a non-test environment.
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"I've used CriterionSM service in my Composition One classes as a learning tool and for pre- and post-testing. I'm thrilled that this tool has helped my students improve, and their scores confirm that. According to the comparisons I've done with my own records, CriterionSM scores are very accurate. Also, it is a time-saver for instructors trying to quickly assess students' levels of writing ability without consuming inordinate amounts of time reading through essays and calibrating scores of other faculty and their students. Beyond the personalized feedback, I even make use of the sample essays and the scoring guides in a subsequent lesson. The students can then make their own assessments with the samples while matching up their writing to that of their classmates when I turn on the "share" function. Nothing like a little competition among peers to help motivate my students!" Kristen Gray Lecturer, English Department University of Minnesota
