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ERIC Number: EJ309884
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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How Computers Can Change the Writing Process.
Bruce, Bertram; And Others
Language Arts, v62 n2 p143-49 Feb 1985
Observes that changes in the pattern of social interactions in classrooms as a result of computers may be even more significant than any simple technological effect. Illustrates the point with an example of sixth-grade writing on the QUILL software system, and the student's increased peer interaction and audience awareness. (HTH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Grade 6, Interaction, Intermediate Grades, Microcomputers, Peer Evaluation, Social Influences, Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Audience Awareness; QUILL Program (Software)
Note: Thematic Issue: Interaction in the Classroom.