Systematic Review on AI in Academic Writing Assessment, 19 Studies

19 empirical studies form the basis of this systematic review on AI integration in academic writing assessment. Authored by Mohamed Sayed Abdellatif and published on figshare in May 2026, the review synthesizes evidence on tool adoption, stakeholder perceptions, and assessment redesign strategies. It follows PRISMA 2020 guidelines to address five research questions concerning AI's role in higher education writing.

Use Cases

• Analyzing adoption rates and strategic use of AI writing tools like ChatGPT and Grammarly based on the reported percentages.
• Comparing divergent stakeholder perspectives (students, faculty, administrators) on AI integration based on the described motivations and concerns.
• Investigating structural factors behind inappropriate AI use based on cited vulnerabilities like time pressure and policy voids.
• Evaluating proposed pedagogical innovations such as process-oriented assessment and oral defenses based on the review's findings.
• Studying geographic inequities in AI tool access and implementation based on the mentioned Global South infrastructure limitations.

Strengths

• Follows the structured PRISMA 2020 guidelines for systematic reviews.
• Includes specific adoption statistics for tools like ChatGPT (88.8%) and Grammarly (67.4%).
• Reports on resource allocation disparities, noting 67% of support favored faculty guidance over direct student support (17.8%).

Limitations

• The dataset is a 15.9 KB document, indicating a very limited textual summary rather than the underlying research data.
• Row count and column-level documentation for any underlying data are unknown.
• The description provides a synthesis, but the original data from the 19 reviewed studies is not included.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic literature review conducted following PRISMA 2020 guidelines.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-26 06:02:03.

Geography

Higher education contexts globally, with specific mention of inequities for the Global South.