Business and Professional Communication Quarterly Jan 2025

AI-Based Writing Assistants in Business Education: A Cross-Institutional Study on Student Perspectives

Kathryn Lookadoo ; Sarah Moore ; Carol Wright ; Virginia Hemby ; Lynn B. McCool

Abstract

In a cross-institutional study, this article shares research findings about business student perceptions and experiences using an automated writing assistant program based on traditional artificial intelligence. Using a mixed-methods approach, we share student responses to Grammarly’s suggested revisions and provide insight into students’ confidence levels and correctness in workplace written communication. Finally, this study concludes with a discussion of the implications of this work related to business communication education and research, as well as possibilities for the future.

Journal
Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
Published
2025-01-23
DOI
10.1177/23294906241310415
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Topics
artificial intelligence multilingual writers revision affect and writing

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