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ERIC Number: EJ322589
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Reference Count: 0
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Computer-Assisted Instruction in College Composition.
Evans, Peter; And Others
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v30 n4 p311-19 Dec 1984
Use of microcomputers to teach basic prose writing to university students was investigated. The CAI program presented information, responded to answers, and evaluated input. Subjects were 50 University of Victoria freshmen. Few significant differences occured between experimental and control groups. CAI can apparently be used effectively to supplement face-to-face teaching. (DC)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Microcomputers, Program Evaluation, Programed Instruction, Prose, Student Evaluation, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Apple II; Canada; University of Victoria BC