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ERIC Number: EJ503603
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1043-1055
An Investigation into the Use of a Concept Keyboard as a Computer-Related Device to Improve the Structure of Young Children's Writing.
Wild, Martin; Ing, Jenny
Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, v5 n3-4 p299-309 1994
Describes an ongoing research study investigating the value of using the concept keyboard as a device to assist children in creating functional texts. Suggests that the use of the conceptual keyboard as an alternative input device for word processor use has the potential to help children better structure their writing. (AA)
Descriptors: Child Language, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Keyboarding (Data Entry), Word Processing, Writing Assignments, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes, Writing Skills, Writing Strategies
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Concept Keyboard