A New Frontier in AI-Assisted English Oral Presentation Assessment

Pauli Lai; Julia Chen; Vicky Man; Chi Ho Chan

doi:10.1109/tale56641.2023.10398320

A New Frontier in AI-Assisted English Oral Presentation Assessment

Pauli Lai, Julia Chen, Vicky Man, Chi Ho Chan

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Abstract

English is employed in many tertiary education institutions where oral presentation assignments are delivered entirely in English. To support students who learn English as an Additional Language (EAL) and to address the impracticality of receiving regular teachers’ feedback due to their heavy workload, the team developed SmartPresenter, an online presentation training and grading platform on which EAL students can receive instant AI-generated feedback for their self-directed presentation practices. In addition to providing learning materials and tips that are tailored to the learning needs of EAL students, SmartPresenter offers an extensive set of AI feedback, including eye contact, facial expressions, clear view, vocal fillers, pronunciation, and fluency to support self-paced oral presentation training. Based on the survey results, which revealed that students needed help with presentation skills, and that both teachers and students preferred AI feedback, SmartPresenter was further fine-tuned and piloted in a database subject. The study aims to show the effectiveness of SmartPresenter in facilitating independent learning practices of English oral presentations and in assisting teachers in grading presentation assignments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2023 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE)
Place of Publication	Auckland, New Zealand
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665453318
ISBN (Print)	9781665453325
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/tale56641.2023.10398320
Publication status	Published - Nov 2023
Event	IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering 2023 - University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 27 Nov 2023 → 1 Dec 2023 http://tale2023.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/handbook_newest1.pdf (Conference programme) https://tale2023.com/home-2/ (conference website)

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Name	IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE)
Publisher	IEEE

Conference

Conference	IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering 2023
Abbreviated title	TALE 2023
Country/Territory	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Period	27/11/23 → 1/12/23
Internet address	http://tale2023.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/handbook_newest1.pdf (Conference programme) https://tale2023.com/home-2/ (conference website)

Scopus Subject Areas

Computer Science (miscellaneous)
Software
Education
Communication
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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AI feedback
English oral presentations
online platform

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Lai, P, Chen, J, Man, V & Chan, CH 2023, A New Frontier in AI-Assisted English Oral Presentation Assessment. in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE). IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE) , IEEE, Auckland, New Zealand, IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering 2023, Auckland, New Zealand, 27/11/23. https://doi.org/10.1109/tale56641.2023.10398320

A New Frontier in AI-Assisted English Oral Presentation Assessment. / Lai, Pauli; Chen, Julia; Man, Vicky et al.
2023 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE). Auckland, New Zealand: IEEE, 2023. (IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE) ).

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