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Strickland, K. James – 1983
Computers, if programed to respond to writer-generated content with heuristic strategies, can guide the writer in the prewriting stage. Heuristics are problem solving strategies that can aid the writer in exploring a topic either through a systematic posting of relevant questions or through an unsystematic process of free-association. To date the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Higher Education, Prewriting
Hult, Christine A. – 1986
In the absence of appropriate instruction, word processing programs in general and stylistic analysis programs in particular can reinforce the unproductive revision strategies of inexperienced student writers. For example, the predilection of inexperienced writers to see text as parts (words) rather than as whole (communication) can be reinforced…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Higher Education, Prewriting
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Rogrigues, Raymond J.; Rodrigues, Dawn Wilson – College Composition and Communication, 1984
Describes the advantages of using computers during the invention stage of composition. Discusses programs designed for that purpose and explores characteristics of an ideal prewriting computer program. (HTH)
Descriptors: College English, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Higher Education
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Hughes, Bradley T. – Computers and Composition, 1989
Presents some general principles about using computers in writing instruction. Describes several categories of computer software, including word processing, pre-writing programs, revision tools, text analysis, and tutorials. Answers several questions commonly asked about computer programs in writing instruction. (MM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Higher Education, Prewriting
Coleman, Eve B. – Computers, Reading and Language Arts, 1983
Notes that flowcharting can be used to help college developmental writing students to think through the logical steps involved in writing. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers
Hocking, Joan – 1983
To determine whether computer assisted instruction was just a fad or a viable alternative to traditional methods for teaching English composition, a microcomputer was used in a traditional college freshman English course. The class was divided into small groups: some went to the computer lab, while others worked in the classroom. Interactive…
Descriptors: College English, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Evaluation, Educational Change
Worley, Lloyd – 1984
An introduction to using word processing in writing instruction, this report first describes the basic terms and tools used in word processing and then lists the four characteristics of a good word processing program. They are the options to: (1) edit and insert; (2) cut and paste; (3) find and correct; and (4) store and save documents of between…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Innovation, Higher Education
Strickland, James – 1985
In the area of composition, computer assisted instruction (CAI) must move beyond the limited concerns of the current-traditional rhetoric to address the larger issues of writing, become process-centered, and involve active writing rather than answering multiple-choice questions. Researchers cite four major types of interactive CAI, the last of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Higher Education, Prewriting
Wresch, 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
Cullen, Robert – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1988
Describes observations of six freshman developmental writers composing with a word processor and computerized prewriting and revising aids, i.e., WANDAH, marketed as HBJ Writer. Stimulated recall sessions using videotapes of the participants' writing are described, the writing process is discussed, and two detailed case studies are presented.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
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Harvey, T. Edward – CALICO Journal, 1986
Discusses two computer programs designed for third-year university-level Spanish composition classes. The programs are based on the process model of composing and consist of pre-writing, writing, and revision. (SED)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Higher Education, Language Styles
Wresch, William, Ed. – 1984
This compilation of articles on computer applications in writing instruction deals with the areas of prewriting, editing and grammar, word processing research and applications, and programs for the writing process. It contains the following papers: "Recollections of First-Generation Computer-Assisted Prewriting," by Hugh Burns; "Computer-Based…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education
Roth, Jim – 1986
Addressing the difficulty encountered by many vocational students in narrowing, focusing, developing, and structuring their ideas for technical writing projects, a computer program was designed to provide these students with a simple, time-saving method of brainstorming and organizing their thoughts. By asking thought-generating questions…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Higher Education, Prewriting
Hocking, Joan; Visniesky, Cheryl – 1983
The incorporation of microcomputers into the traditional English classroom is currently in a transitional phase. Each new use of the computer affords teachers new possibilities for teaching approaches, and the succession of uses already employed suggests that each experiment increases the distance from traditional methods. This can be illustrated…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
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Gillis, Philip D. – Computers and the Humanities, 1987
Reports on a research study to determine if computer-aided instruction could help stimulate prewriting composition. Compares three methods of prewriting instruction and argues that a systematic procedure may be taught as a means of improving writing production. Contends computer usage can enhance this procedure. (RKM)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
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