The impact of AI and peer feedback on research writing skills: a study using the CGScholar platform among Kazakhstani scholars

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This research studies the impact of AI and peer feedback on the academic writing development of Kazakhstani scholars using the CGScholar platform - a product of research into collaborative learning, big data, and artificial intelligence developed by educators and computer scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).

• The study aimed to find out how familiarity with AI tools and peer feedback processes impacts participants' openness to incorporating feedback into their academic writing.
• The study involved 36 scholars enrolled in a scientific internship focused on education at UIUC.
• A survey with 15 multiple-choice questions, a Likert scale, and open-ended questions was used to collect data.