Descriptor
| Comparative Analysis | 2 |
| Editing | 2 |
| Revision (Written Composition) | 2 |
| Word Processing | 2 |
| Writing Processes | 2 |
| Writing Research | 2 |
| Cognitive Processes | 1 |
| Discourse Analysis | 1 |
| Expository Writing | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Research in the Teaching of… | 2 |
Author
| Daiute, Colette | 1 |
| Lutz, Jean A. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedDaiute, Colette – Research in the Teaching of English, 1986
Contrasts the revising patterns of junior high school students when they used a word processor and pens and paper. Concludes that those who used a word processing program added more words to the ends of their texts and corrected more errors, but did not make more global text revisions than when they used a pen. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Editing, Grade 7
Peer reviewedLutz, Jean A. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1987
Uses text processing (computer) and pen and paper protocols to compare the revising process of professional writers and experienced writers (PhD students). Concludes tentatively that (1) professional and experienced writers do not differ in their approach; (2) the interaction between human and machine influences the writing process; and (3) that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Editing, Expository Writing
