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Download full textOwston, Ronald D.; And Others – 1991
This study examined the impact of word processors on the writing of eighth grade students experienced in computer use. Four classes of students (n=111) were asked to write one expository paper on the computer and another paper on a similar theme by hand in a repeated measures research design that controlled for effects of order of writing (on or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Grade 8
Peer reviewedHunt, Nicoll; Hughes, Janet; Rowe, Glenn – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2002
Describes the development of a tool, FACT (Formative Automated Computer Testing), to formatively assess information technology skills of college students in the United Kingdom. Topics include word processing competency; tests designed by tutors and delivered via a network; and results of an evaluation that showed students preferred automated…
Descriptors: Competence, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Networks, Evaluation Methods
