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ERIC Number: EJ572182
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
Can Spelling Checkers Help the Novice Writer?
Gupta, Renu
British Journal of Educational Technology, v29 n3 p255-66 Jul 1998
Compares Singapore students' composing behaviors and abilities in (1) hand-written and (2) computer essays using a spelling checker. Results indicate that the spelling checker benefits those students whose initial writing ability is poor and whose writing is blocked by an emphasis on the mechanical aspects of writing. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Spelling, Use Studies, Word Processing, Writing (Composition), Writing Ability, Writing Achievement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Singapore; Spelling and Writing Patterns; Spelling Checkers