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Tracey, Richard – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1983
Discusses the benefits of using a word processor for composition in the areas of prewriting, revising, proofreading, and printing. (AEA)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Prewriting, Printing
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

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
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
Miller-Jacobs, Sandy – 1987
The word processor helps teachers to use the process approach to writing. In using the word processor, the teacher can create tasks on the computer to assist students during each step of the writing process, i.e., prewriting or idea processing, drafting or writing, revising/rewriting or editing, and the publishing process or communicating. Ideas…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Editing, Elementary Secondary 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
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

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

Strickland, 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
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
Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Research and Development, Los Alamitos, CA. – 1982
Divided into two sections, this report outlines several components of computer based instruction in the composing process. The first section, which focuses on the use of computers in editing, generating ideas, and producing text, presents a users' manual for composition instruction on a microcomputer, a general description of how computer based…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Editing, Elementary 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
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
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
Bryson, M.; And Others – 1986
To characterize the influence of various constraints on students' composing processes, a study investigated the (1) type of instructions students received prior to their composing and revising sessions, (2) mode of production--whether a computer or paper and pencil was used for composition and revision, and (3) effect of skill level on students'…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Prewriting, Revision (Written Composition)
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