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ERIC Number: EJ487172
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-2928
The Influence of Using a Word Processor on Children's Story Writing.
D'Odorico, Laura; Zammuner, Vanda L.
European Journal of Psychology of Education, v8 n1 p51-64 Mar 1993
Reports on a study of the writing skills of 51 Italian fourth graders who used word processors for several months. Concludes that word processing can help motivate children and teachers to do more writing and that further improvement in writing skills would occur if the children received writing instruction. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Story Grammar, Student Writing Models, Teaching Methods, Word Processing, Writing (Composition), Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills, Writing Strategies
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Italy