Process Feedback for Google Docs

Shows the edit history of a Google Docs document.

📌 What is the Process Feedback Extension? The Process Feedback extension is for teachers and students. It pulls the edit history of a Google Docs document and turns the history data into a writing process report. This report displays the writing process as several charts. In the process report, we can explore copy-paste events, how frequently and when breaks were taken, typing fluency, time spent on each paragraph, time allocated to revision versus initial drafting, and total typing time. 🛠 How to Use the Extension? ➛ Step 1: Add this extension to your browser. ➛ Step 2: Open your Google document. ➛ Step 3: Find the “View Process Report” button near the menu bar and click on it. ❌ I Am Unable to Install the Extension. ➛ To install any Chrome extension, you need to log in to Chrome. ➛ Please reload the Google Docs page after installing the extension. ➛ Your institution’s IT department may need to approve installing any new Chrome extension. 🔗 How to Share Your Process Report With Others? ➛ Share Link: Copy the URL of the report link and share it. ➛ Share PDF: In the sidebar, click “Download Process Report” to obtain a PDF of the process report. 👤 Who Is It For? The extension is primarily designed for students to self-reflect on their writing process. Students can also share their writing process reports as a link or download the report as a PDF file to share with their peers or teachers. ⚙️ How Does It Work? The extension pulls all the edit history of your Google Doc, which is already maintained by Google, and turns the writing journey into an interactive process report. 📚 How Can Teachers Integrate It Into a Course? Please visit www.processfeedback.org/gdocs for step-by-step instructions on how to integrate the extension into your course. ✨ How Is It Different From Other Extensions? Unlike extensions like Draftback, this extension provides many rich features. Students can also download a PDF report or simply share a link to their process report. ⚠️ Limitations The extension is not well-tested with large documents with 100K+ changes or 100K+ characters. Its text styling also is not perfect yet. If you run into issues using the extension, please email us at contact@processfeedback.org. 📜 Terms and Conditions By installing the extension, you agree to and acknowledge the terms and conditions at https://processfeedback.org/terms/. 🔒 Privacy Policy ➛ Gdoc Process Feedback collects the edit history of the Google Document so the process report can be shared as a link. Collected data is stored only so that users can view reports with the process report link. Also, collected data are automatically deleted after six months, and the links expire. ➛ For co-edited documents, always obtain permission from all co-authors before viewing or sharing process reports. ➛ If your document contains sensitive information and you do not need a public link, please use the “Download process data” option to explore your writing process locally. 📖 Please Cite Adhikari, Badri; “Thinking Beyond Chatbots’ Threat to Education: Visualizations to Elucidate the Writing or Coding Process”; Education Sciences; 2023.