AI Feedback as a Cultural Tool for Writing Development

• In Event: AI and Immersive Technologies in Language Learning and Communication

Abstract

This study explores the potential of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven feedback systems to enhance student writing by adopting a cultural-historical theoretical framework. Drawing on the works of Vygotsky and Galperin, the study investigates how feedback, when conceptualised as a cultural tool, can mediate cognitive development and foster self-regulated learning. Using the Essay Assessment Technology (EAT) developed through the AI4AfL project in Norway, the research examines three school-based writing interventions involving lower secondary students. The findings reveal that students who engaged with EAT demonstrated greater improvements in writing quality compared to peers using traditional feedback methods. The study concludes by offering seven design principles for AI-driven feedback systems grounded in cultural-historical theory, aimed at advancing both pedagogical practices and technological design.

Author

• Irina Engeness, Ostfold University College