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ERIC Number: EJ291267
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Process and Processor: Is There Room for a Machine in the English Classroom?
Womble, Gail G.
English Journal, v73 n1 p34-37 Jan 1984
Notes the advantages grade 10 English students found in using a word processor: (1) they spend more time reworking text, (2) they are better able to determine needed change, (3) they find the revision process less arduous, and (4) they seem to find it easier to develop a sense of audience. (MM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, English Instruction, Grade 10, Microcomputers, Prewriting, Revision (Written Composition), Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Word Processing, Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Audience Awareness