The purpose of this study is to see how auto-correction affect Egyptian university students’

writings skills. the research used online survey. The sample is 46 Egyptian university students.

In the question how frequently do you use auto-correction when typing? The result shows that
45.7% sometimes use auto correction while typing. Moreover 43.5% Always use auto-correction
while typing. while 10.9 % rarely use auto-correction while typing.

In question do you find that auto-correction improves your spelling? The result shows that 41.3%
somewhat auto correction improved their spelling, while 39.1 % Yes, significantly improved
their spelling. While 15.2% not really improved their spelling. In addition, only a few about
4.3% responded not at all did it improve their spelling.

In question, do you find that auto-correction improves your grammar? 41.3% somewhat auto
correction improved their grammar. However, 26.1 % not really auto correction improved their
grammar. In addition, 23.9% Yes, significantly auto correction improved their grammar. While
8.7% not at all autocorrection improve their grammar.
In the question, after using auto-correct I received from my teacher. it’s a scale question that have
rating from no .1 very positive, no.2 positive, no.3 neutral, no.4 negative, no.5 very negative. The
result shows the scale from very positive to very negative feedback, how much did
autocorrection affect their feedback from teachers. At the scale very positive feedback, students
were (19.6%), while positive feedback they were (41.3%), Moreover, in neutral feedback it was
(32.6%). In negative feedback, they were (4.3%). In very negative feedback, students had
(2.2%).

In question, do you think that students who rely heavily on auto-correction have weaker writing
skills than those who don't? The result above shows percentage of students’ respondents, toward
students who rely heavily on auto correct have weaker writing skills than those who don’t. 50%
replied yes somewhat they have weaker writing skills. 26.1% replied yes, significantly they have
weaker skills. 21.7% replied not really, did students had weaker skills. while 2.2% replied not at
all students have weaker writing skills when they rely on autocorrection.
In question, do you believe that university students should be required to turn off auto-correction
when writing academic papers? The result shows 50% only for certain assignments while 28.3%
replied no, never turn-off autocorrection when writing academic papers. On the contrary, 28.1%
replied yes always.
In question, do you think autocorrect has made the quality of your writing poor? The result
shows that 39.1% replied no, not really did the auto-correction made their quality of their writing
poor. While, 28.3% replied yes somewhat it did their quality of their writing poor. Moreover,
17.4% replied Yes, significantly it made their quality of their writing poor. While 15.2% no, not
really it made their quality of their writing poor.

In question, do you agree auto-correction helps with enhancing Your word choice? The result
shows 21.7% strongly agree that auto-correction helps with enhancing

their word choice. while 37% somewhat agree. Moreover, 30.4% somewhat remain neutral that
that auto-correction helps with enhancing their word choice. On the contrary, 2.2 % somewhat
disagree and 8.7 % strongly disagree. that auto-correction helps with enhancing their word
choice.

How can we avoid the negative effects of auto-correct on our writing skills?
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15.20%
limit the usage of auto correct
19.56% don’t use auto correct
work on fixing highlighted mis-
takes on their own

13.04%

In the question, how can we avoid the negative effects of auto-correct on our writing skills?
The result shows that 19.56% replied limit the usage of auto-correction, to avoid auto-correction
negative effects on writing skills, while 15.2 % responded work on fixing highlighted mistakes
on their own to avoid auto-correction negative effects on writing skills. In addition, 13% of
students replied do not use auto-correct, in order to avoid any negative effect on their writing
skills. The rest of the students’ respondents are inaccurate to the research.

In what situations do you find auto-correction to be particularly helpful or unhelpful?

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Helpful Unhelpfull

In question, in what situations do you find auto-correction to be particularly helpful or

unhelpful? The result shows that students replied it was 100% helpful and 0% replied un
helpful.
Discussion

The research explores how the usage of auto-correction affect the Egyptian university students
’writing skills. The researcher collected the data in an online survey of the sample that has 46
Egyptian students. The result found that auto correction had a positive impact on Egyptian
university students ’writing skills. The research is trying to provide an answer to the major
research question. What are the effects of autocorrection on Egyptian university students’ writing
skills?

The research essential question, asking about the effects of autocorrection on Egyptian university
students’ writing skills. The result of my survey showed that auto-correction is an effective tool
for Egyptian university students in their writing skills. In the previous questions that was
provided in the survey, The students had responded that auto correction had improved their
spelling in the survey question. Similarly, In the research from Boukhechba and Bouhania
(2020), which aimed examining the effects of using autocorrection on English language learners.
When encounter in writing, particularly in terms of vocabulary items and spelling errors. The
English language learners, they had positive impact; because it drifted the students away from
the spelling mistakes, and let them focus on the assignment itself. The students felt focused and
determined in completing the task, and focus on the meaning and the structure in their writing. In
addition, another source that also proves that autocorrection improve the spelling is (Ali et-al,
2022), The source found that students benefit from auto-correction and it enhances spelling in
their writing skills. In question, do you think autocorrect has made the quality of your writing
poor? In my survey, students had all said no, and approved it help them enhance their quality of
their writing. Similarly, in the research from Jayavalan & Razali (2018), both undergo research
study to find out whether Grammarly helped secondary school pupils write better narratives. The
research concludes that the usage of Grammarly enhanced the quality of the students' narrative
writing by assisting them in spotting and correcting grammatical problems; and by using
Microsoft auto-correction.

The research contributed to a clearer understanding of the impact of auto-correction on Egyptian

students’ writing skills. the students have the ability of writing great; however, by using auto-
correct it enhances their level of writing. It let their structure of sentences enhance and become
more understandable. While previous research has focused on the effects on students in general
globally, these results demonstrate Egyptian students’ specifically. The results' generalizability is
limited. In addition, they did not provide relevant answers to the question of the survey. In addition,
they could use another approach, for instance, interview should be provided. The students should
use auto-correct more to enhance the quality of writing, when they write their assignments.
Teachers should tell students how they benefit from auto-correction in their assignment.