Teaching College Composition with Computers: A Program Evaluation Study.

Bernhardt, Stephen A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ385133

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1989

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Teaching College Composition with Computers: A Program Evaluation Study.

Bernhardt, Stephen A.; And Others

Written Communication, v6 n1 p108-33 Jan 1989

Assesses the broad, measurable effects of using computers to teach introductory college composition, collecting data from 24 classes. Finds that students using computers revise and improve their posttest essays at significantly better levels than students writing with pen and paper. (SR)

Descriptors: College English, Computer Uses in Education, Freshman Composition, Postsecondary Education, Program Evaluation, Revision (Written Composition), Word Processing, Writing Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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