Harnessing AI For Students’ Writing Feedback: A case Study At Military Technological College

Abstract

This study examines the impact of teacher-provided feedback versus AI-generated feedback on improving the writing of Arabic-speaking students in IELTS Writing Task 1. A total of 48 students from the Foundation Program at the Military Technological College in Oman participated, divided into two groups: one received feedback from AI tools (ChatGPT and DeepSeek), while the other received feedback from an English language teacher. Revisions between the first and second drafts were analyzed using a comparative qualitative approach. Findings revealed that AI feedback improved content development, idea expansion, and clarity, while teacher feedback focused on grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure. The delivery of feedback also affected engagement; teacher feedback was clearer and more structured, while AI feedback encouraged broader and more independent revisions. The study concludes that combining teacher and AI feedback may provide more comprehensive support for writing development.