Grammarly: An instructional intervention for writing enhancement in management education

Abstract

To ensure that graduates are adequately prepared for the workplace, writing skills is increasingly regarded as an important outcome of management education; hence, there is a need to improve students' writing skills alongside giving ongoing scholarly attention to providing pedagogical and practical guidance for management educators. In this paper, we present the findings of a study that examined the usefulness of Grammarly – a digital writing assistance tool – for supporting management educators and students. Using a sample of one hundred 2000-word group reports from a masters business analysis subject, we examine feedback from Grammarly to determine its usefulness as an instructional tool f..