Perceptions on the Utilization of Grammarly Application to Enhance Students&rsquo; Research Writing Skills

Alnoury   Cauring,; Norjanna  Sama,; Sheminith Love  Boreros,; Allea  Panansaran,

Perceptions on the Utilization of Grammarly Application to Enhance Students’ Research Writing Skills

Alnoury Cauring | Norjanna Sama | Sheminith Love Boreros | Allea Panansaran

Discipline: Education

Abstract:

To overcome problems in students’ writing, some students use computer-based writing methods like Grammarly which helps to check for errors in students’ writing. This study examined the students’ perceptions of utilizing the Grammarly application to enhance their research writing skills. The study employed a descriptive-survey research design, utilizing a modified survey questionnaire from Cavaleri and Dianati (2016) to gather data from the Grade 9 to 12 student-researchers of ARMM Regional Science High School. Results showed that most students perceived positively the need for digital support, especially in proofreading from the Grammarly application yet they have enough background in research writing (mean = 3.1). Also, they gave positive responses towards Grammarly how helpful was Grammarly (mean = 3.7), no drawbacks (mean = 3.7), and extremely useful and easy it to use. Therefore, it concluded that the use of the Grammarly application has positive and helpful feedback, is easy to use, and was extremely useful that it can improve students’ writing skills.

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