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Beyond Off-the-Shelf Computer Remedies for Student Writers: Alternatives to Canned Feedback.
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Pennington, Martha C. – System, 1992
A case is made against the educational application with nonproficient writers of "canned" feedback provided by text analysis computer programs marketed as grammar checkers and style analyzers. The feedback does not teach students. Alternative approaches for giving students feedback in the electronic medium are offered. (46 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Technology, Error Analysis (Language)