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Download full textWresch, William – 1982
Four recently developed computer programs can help students with the composition process. The first, a prewriting program, helps students prepare to write by asking them a series of questions, similar to those an instructor would ask, intended to help them think more deeply about their subject. The second writing program also contains prewriting…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Editing, Higher Education
Peer reviewedStrickland, James – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1992
Reviews four specific prewriting activities designed to foster prewriting and avoid premature drafting on the computer: freewriting, electronic journal-keeping, idea-generation, and online "conversations." Provides hints for developing lesson files, reviews current prewriting and hypertext software, and provides tips on selecting software. (14…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Prewriting
Combs, Martha – 1985
As a result of a telephone survey of 100 experienced elementary and secondary teachers concerning their comfort with computers and the teaching of writing skills, a weekend workshop was designed to help teachers develop some confidence in their skill as writers and to explore the possibilities available when writing with a word processor. The…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Microcomputers
Lawlor, Joseph, Ed. – 1982
Suggestions for integrating computer technology and composition instruction are presented in four conference papers, summaries of four conference courseware demonstrations, a paper describing computer-based evaluation of textual responses, and a reactor's address. In an overview of the current state of computer-based composition instruction,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Demonstration Programs, Design Requirements
Shostak, Robert, Ed. – 1984
This volume consists of nine conference papers and journal articles concerned with microcomputer applications in the teaching of writing. After a general introduction entitled "Computer-Assisted Composition Instruction: The State of the Art," by Robert Shostak, four papers are devoted to how computers may help with the writing process. In…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Selfe, Cynthia L. – 1982
Wordsworth II, a cooperative venture of English teachers and computer scientists at Michigan Technological University, is designed to be a viable alternative to the computer assisted instruction (CAI) currently on the market for college writing courses. Consisting of eight process-based modules, the program offers a sophisticated and interactive…
Descriptors: College English, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Cooperative Planning
Peer reviewedEllsworth, Nancy J. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1990
The computer can be a powerful tool to help students who are having difficulty learning the skills of prewriting, composition, revision, and editing. Specific software is suggested for each phase, as well as for classroom publishing. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Editing
Peer reviewedRodrigues, Raymond J. – English Journal, 1984
Describes interactive computer software programs that develop prewriting, word processing, and revising skills. (MM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
