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On Writing and Word Processors in a Ninth Grade Classroom.
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Muldrow, Elizabeth – English Journal, 1986
Reports how the use of microcomputers in a writing class helped change students' writing behaviors, created a writing community, caused the teacher to learn along with the students, and helped marginal writers improve. (SRT)
Descriptors: Revision (Written Composition), Secondary Education, Word Processing, Writing Improvement
Accordion Writing--Expository Composition with the Word Processor.
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McKenzie, Jamieson – English Journal, 1984
Describes the steps a writer can go through in producing an article and how a word processor can facilitate the thought and compositional processes. (CRH)
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Higher Education, Prewriting, Word Processing
Process and Processor: Is There Room for a Machine in the English Classroom?
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Womble, Gail G. – English Journal, 1984
Notes the advantages grade 10 English students found in using a word processor: (1) they spend more time reworking text, (2) they are better able to determine needed change, (3) they find the revision process less arduous, and (4) they seem to find it easier to develop a sense of audience. (MM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, English Instruction, Grade 10
The Computer-Based Writing Program from Load to Print.
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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