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ERIC Number: EJ413774
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
Word Processing: Helping Students Improve the Quality of Their Writing.
Etchison, Craig
Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, v3 n1 p31-39 Jan 1987
Discusses a study of the effects of first year composition students' use of a microcomputer as a word processor on the quality of their writing. Compares students who used the word processor with those who hand wrote their compositions, revealing greater improvement among the word processing group, regardless of initial skill levels. (PAA)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educationally Disadvantaged, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Word Processing, Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills, Writing Strategies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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