Who Programmed This? Examining the Instructional Attitudes of Writing-Support Software.

Kemp, Fred

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ERIC Number: EJ455623

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Who Programmed This? Examining the Instructional Attitudes of Writing-Support Software.

Kemp, Fred

Computers and Composition, v10 n1 p9-24 Nov 1992

Discusses the ideological dimensions of writing instruction software. Discusses errors and assumptions of choosing software for writing instruction. Suggests that all software decisions must be tested against the instructor's own self-conscious and informed understanding of the goals of writing instruction. (RS)

Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer Software Selection, Courseware, Higher Education, Ideology, Writing Instruction, Writing Teachers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: Computer Software.