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ERIC Number: EJ381857
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Computers and Writing: Where's the Research?
Hawisher, Gail E.
English Journal, v78 n1 p89-91 Jan 1989
Reviews research on the effect of computers on writing. Concludes that students will not automatically revise and write more successfully with a word processor, that students tend to submit papers with fewer mechanical errors using word processors, and that they enjoy writing more and may collaborate more. (RS)
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Computer Uses in Education, Revision (Written Composition), Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Word Processing, Writing Instruction, Writing Research, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Process Approach Writing