{"id":3999,"date":"2017-05-05T13:33:23","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T10:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/?p=3999"},"modified":"2017-05-13T13:34:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-13T10:34:47","slug":"use-eyesay-to-give-visual-feedback-on-student-essays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/uncategorized\/use-eyesay-to-give-visual-feedback-on-student-essays\/","title":{"rendered":"Use \u201cEyeSay!\u201d to give visual feedback on student essays"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cEyeSay!<\/a>\u201d is a new tool I have coded at www.classtools.net<\/a> to help students and teachers get a useful visualisation of essay style and structure.<\/p>\n

Students simply copy and paste their essay from a word processor, and then the web application colour-codes its central stylistic features.<\/p>\n

For students<\/strong>, it helps them develop their writing \u2013 They can use it to spot whether they are using a range of sentence lengths, quotes, dates and terminology.<\/p>\n

For teachers<\/strong>, it is a useful marking tool \u2013 \u00a0you can use it to quickly identify whether the essay uses key evidence, linking words and statistics.<\/p>\n

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Taking it further<\/h2>\n

It is also possible to view the essay\u2019s opening topic sentences in isolation. If these thesis statements are written well, then taken together they should provide a coherent overview of the entire\u00a0argument. If not, they should be edited further.<\/p>\n

The EyeSay!<\/a> application could also be used in conjunction with the ClassTools Keyword Checker<\/a>\u00a0to help students ensure they have included specific factual knowledge in their essays.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEyeSay!\u201d is a new tool I have coded at www.classtools.net to help students and teachers get a useful visualisation of essay style and structure. Students simply copy and paste their essay from a word processor, and then the web application colour-codes its central stylistic features. For students, it helps them develop their writing \u2013 They… <\/p>\n

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