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Compositional Sequence Labeling Models for Error Detection in Learner Writing
Marek Rei, Helen Yannakoudakis
In this paper, we present the first experiments using neural network models for the task of error detection in learner writing. We perform a systematic comparison of alternative compositional architectures and propose a framework for error detection based on bidirectional LSTMs. Experiments on the CoNLL-14 shared task dataset show the model is able to outperform other participants on detecting errors in learner writing. Finally, the model is integrated with a publicly deployed self-assessment system, leading to performance comparable to human annotators.
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| Task | Dataset | Model | Metric | Value | Rank at snapshot | Leaderboard | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grammatical Error Detection | CoNLL-2014 A1 | Bi-LSTM (unrestricted data) | F0.5 | 34.3 | #3 of 8 | Archive leaderboard | report |
| Grammatical Error Detection | CoNLL-2014 A1 | Bi-LSTM (trained on FCE) | F0.5 | 16.4 | #8 of 8 | Archive leaderboard | report |
| Grammatical Error Detection | CoNLL-2014 A2 | Bi-LSTM (unrestricted data) | F0.5 | 44.0 | #3 of 8 | Archive leaderboard | report |
| Grammatical Error Detection | CoNLL-2014 A2 | Bi-LSTM (trained on FCE) | F0.5 | 23.9 | #8 of 8 | Archive leaderboard | report |
| Grammatical Error Detection | FCE | Bi-LSTM | F0.5 | 41.1 | #8 of 8 | Archive leaderboard | report |
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