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ERIC Number: EJ537988
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0888-6504
Pencil and Paper Versus Word Processing: A Comparative Study of Creative Writing in the Elementary School.
Nichols, Lois Mayer
Journal of Research on Computing in Education, v29 n2 p159-66 Win 1996
A comparison of compositions written by 19 sixth graders using pencil and paper with those written by 19 sixth graders using word processors found that though the quality of writing, accuracy of grammar, and reading ease did not differ between the two approaches, students using computers wrote more words and sentences. (PEN)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grammatical Acceptability, Handwriting, Word Processing
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Writing Samples