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Comparing AI and human feedback at higher education: Level appropriateness, quality and coverage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2025

Yusuf Cengiz Open the ORCID record for Yusuf Cengiz [Opens in a new window]  and
Nur Yigitoglu Aptoula Open the ORCID record for Nur Yigitoglu Aptoula [Opens in a new window]
Yusuf Cengiz*
Affiliation:
School of Foreign Languages, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Türkiye
Nur Yigitoglu Aptoula
Affiliation:
Department of Foreign Language Education, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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Corresponding author: Yusuf Cengiz; Email: yusuf.cengiz@bogazici.edu.tr
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