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Strickland, James – Computers and Composition, 1987
Appraises the computer as a prewriting aid. Evaluates both the quality and quantity of ideas produced by various invention techniques and programs, and compares results of similar studies by Hugh Burns and Helen Schwartz. (NKA)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Freshman Composition, Heuristics
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
Malinowski, Patricia A.; Huard, Susan D. – 1989
This description of "Introduction to College Composition," a credit-bearing developmental writing course offered by the Community College of the Finger Lakes, provides an overview of the writing, grammar skills, and reading components of the course. Introductory information indicates that the course adopts a process-oriented approach to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Content, Course Descriptions
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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
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
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
Shostak, Robert, Ed. – 1984
This volume consists of nine conference papers and journal articles concerned with microcomputer applications in the teaching of writing. After a general introduction entitled "Computer-Assisted Composition Instruction: The State of the Art," by Robert Shostak, four papers are devoted to how computers may help with the writing process. In…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
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Auten, Anne – English Journal, 1984
Examines materials available from ERIC that are designed to familiarize teachers with computer software. (MM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
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Rodrigues, Raymond J. – English Journal, 1984
Describes interactive computer software programs that develop prewriting, word processing, and revising skills. (MM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
Designed to supplement the day-to-day planning, teaching, and evaluation activities of writing teachers at all educational levels, this compilation contains 711 citations of documents that appeared in "Resources in Education" from 1966 to 1981. Section headings include (1) the prewriting stage; (2) informative, persuasive, and literary…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Writing, Curriculum Guides