An Exploratory Study of AI Assisted Feedback and Formative Assessment of Writing Skills

The present study integrates ChatGPT to facilitate formative assessment of paragraph writing of undergraduate students pursuing a law degree. The study explores the pattern and efficacy of AI assisted feedback along with students' perception about the feedback received on four prompts related to grammar, coherence, organization, and content. The data collection was done from 15 students through the transcripts of ChatGPT generated feedback, and questionnaire. The study employs mixed-method research to analyze the efficacy of feedback by studying the feedback pattern, and students' perception by analysis of their responses on a survey questionnaire. Results indicate that ChatGPT's explanatory and suggestive comments give a quick overview of gaps in students' writing and can contribute to achieve the desired learning outcomes in Outcome Based Education.