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Peer reviewedSturm, Janet M.; Rankin-Erickson, Joan L. – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2002
In this study of concept mapping and expository writing, 12 eighth-grade students with reading difficulties composed descriptive essays under three conditions: no-map support, hand-map support, and computer-map support. Both hand-maps and computer-maps resulted in increases in number of words, number of T-units, and holistic writing scores.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Mapping, Expository Writing, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedKirkpatrick, 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
Peer reviewedWalton, 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
