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Implementing Computer-Mediated Writing: Some Early Lessons.

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Kirkpatrick, Carolyn – Machine-Mediated Learning, 1987

This discussion of the use of word processing for instruction in developmental writing classes focuses on a study at York College that used IBM PCs and Bank Street Writer software. Problems encountered, including evaluation, assessment, and revising the concept of writing processes, are described. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Evaluation Problems, Higher Education

Writing as a Design Discipline: Exploring the Relationship between Composition and Programming.

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Walton, Richard E.; Balestri, Diane – Machine-Mediated Learning, 1987

Examines similarities between composition and programming processes, and reviews two studies that linked instruction in computer programming and freshman composition to help students understand writing as a design discipline. Projects at the University of Montana and Bryn Mawr College which improved students' writing abilities are described. (LRW)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Activities, Freshman Composition