Use Case | Essay Evaluation with Correction and Suggestions

Use Case: Essay Evaluation with Correction and Suggestions

Overview:
The model enables teachers to evaluate students’ essays by identifying common errors and offering suggestions to improve text quality. This process not only corrects grammatical and structural issues but also proposes ways to enhance content, adapting to various educational levels. Additionally, the model includes a semantic translator, allowing evaluation of essays in multiple languages, making it suitable for global or bilingual contexts.

How It Works:

1. Uploading Student Essays:
   • Teachers upload essays in digital format, either in a single language or multiple languages, depending on the educational context.
2. Identifying Common Errors:
   • The model analyzes the essay to detect:
     • Grammatical errors: Subject-verb agreement, punctuation, verb tenses.
     • Structural issues: Paragraph organization, idea development.
     • Inadequate style: Repetitions, use of vague or colloquial expressions.
3. Improvement Suggestions:
   • The model provides:
     • Specific corrections, such as refining grammar or clarifying unclear ideas.
     • Alternative phrasing to enhance clarity and impact.
     • Adjustments to tone based on the educational level (elementary, middle school, university).
4. Using the Semantic Translator:
   • It evaluates essays in different languages, translating them and applying corrections with the same level of precision.
   • Example: An essay in Spanish can be corrected and rewritten in English, adapting it to specific contexts.
5. Delivering a Personalized Report:
   • The model generates a report that includes:
     • A summary of the most common errors.
     • Changes made to the essay.
     • Suggestions for improving writing skills in the future.

Practical Example

Scenario:
A high school English teacher needs to evaluate 30 essays in English on the topic “My Favorite Holiday.” The essays contain typical errors from students learning the language.

Process with the Model:

1. Uploading Essays:
   • The teacher uploads the students’ texts in digital format.
2. Error Identification:
   • The model detects issues such as:
     • Error: “My favorite holiday are Christmas because it are happy.”
     • Correction: “My favorite holiday is Christmas because it is joyful.”
3. Improvement Suggestions:
   • Reorganizes ideas for greater clarity:
     • Before: “Christmas is great. My family cooks. We eat together. It is happy.”
     • After: “Christmas is a wonderful holiday because my family gathers to cook and eat together, creating joyful memories.”
4. Translation and Rewriting:
   • If needed, the model translates the essay into another language, such as Spanish:
     • “La Navidad es una festividad maravillosa porque mi familia se reúne para cocinar y comer juntos, creando recuerdos alegres.”
5. Report Delivery:
   • Teacher’s report:
     • Common errors: Third-person agreement, use of basic connectors.
     • Recommendations: Practice using complex connectors and expand vocabulary related to emotions.

Benefits of the Model in Essay Evaluation

1. Precise and Personalized Corrections:
   • Detects common errors and provides tailored suggestions for each text.
2. Clear and Educational Restructuring:
   • Proposes adjustments to text organization, helping students develop coherent and well-structured ideas.
3. Multilingual Functionality:
   • Uses the semantic translator to handle essays in multiple languages, expanding its utility in international or bilingual contexts.
4. Comprehensive Skill Building:
   • Offers suggestions to improve writing skills, supporting students in their learning journey.
5. Time Savings for Teachers:
   • Automates essay reviews, allowing teachers to focus on teaching and skill development.

Additional Applications:

1. Standardized Test Assessment:
   • Helps grade essays in language exams like TOEFL, IELTS, or DELE.
2. Creative Writing Classes:
   • Provides suggestions to improve narrative style and storytelling in essays or stories.
3. Bilingual Education Programs:
   • Works with essays in various languages, facilitating teaching in multilingual environments.
4. Continuous Feedback:
   • Generates regular reports on students’ progress in writing skills.
5. Educational Material Preparation:
   • Assists teachers in creating clear, corrected examples for teaching writing skills.

Practical Scenario:

Additional Example:
An educational exchange program requires evaluating essays in Spanish written by foreign students to assess their writing skills.

Without the Model:

• Teachers manually review each text, consuming time and potentially introducing subjectivity.

With the Model:

• The system identifies common errors like incorrect conjugations or false cognates:
  • Error: “Yo estoy embarazada de este curso.”
  • Correction: “Estoy entusiasmado con este curso.”
• Translates the essays into the evaluators’ native language for easier review.
• Generates a report detailing:
  • Frequency of specific grammatical errors.
  • Areas for improvement, such as verb tense usage or vocabulary expansion.

Conclusion:
The essay evaluation model is a powerful tool to help teachers identify common errors and provide clear, personalized feedback. Its ability to work with texts in multiple languages and adapt suggestions to the student’s educational level makes it an essential ally in the classroom, optimizing learning and reducing the teachers’ workload. Ideal for academic settings, bilingual programs, and international education.