00000ctm a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217603116330 Buklod 20230503092542.0 m |o d | ta 070717s2006 xx r |||| u|eng d (iLib)UPD-00000179774 DENGII eng LG 993.5 2006 C65 L83 Lubaton, Geomar. iSay an online essay evaluator and feedback system Geomar Lubaton, Elmira Gay Sto. Domingo, Julia Isobel Teehankee. 2006. vii, 41 leaves col. ill. Thesis (B.S. Computer Science)--University of the Philippines, Diliman. It is essential for each country to develop the writing skills of its youth for it to be globally competitive. iSay is an online essay evaluator that aims to help users improve their writing skills through a unique interactive feedback system. The application uses three modules in order to evaluate essays: Syntax Analysis, Discoutse Analysis, and Semantic Analysis. Syntax Analysis includes checking of spelling and grammatical errors. Discourse Analysis and Semantic Analysis both use Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA). LSA in Discourse Analysis can determine how well an essay is constructed. LSA in Semantic Analysis can see how well a text discusses a given topic. iSay espouses a philosophy of individualized learning free from the rigidity of the classroom, thus enabling the student to compose his/her essay anytime and anywhere. The service may be used by anyone who registers at the application website. Aside from the ability to upload individual essays for evaluation, a student may also make use of a training course on the website. iSay uses a default knowledge base composed of general high school knowledge in several topics by which input essays may be compared. Grammar, Comparative and general Syntax Data processing. Computational linguistics. Essays. iSay. Online essay evaluator. Feedback system. Sto. Domingo, Elmira Gay. Teehankee, Julia Isobel. Thesis FI UP UPD DENG-II LG 993.5 2006 C65 L83 Thesis