What Computer Experience to Expect of Technical Writing Students Entering a Computer Classroom: The Case of Purdue Students.

Sullivan, Patricia

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Publication Date: 1989

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What Computer Experience to Expect of Technical Writing Students Entering a Computer Classroom: The Case of Purdue Students.

Sullivan, Patricia

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, v19 n1 p53-68 1989

Presents the results of a survey of Purdue University students' knowledge of, use of, and attitudes toward computers as they enter the technical writing class. Contrasts the technical students with upper division humanities students and draws conclusions about documentation requirements and appropriate computer use goals for the students surveyed. (KEH)

Descriptors: Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Student Experience, Surveys, Technical Writing, Word Processing

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