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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
Sirc, Geoffrey; Bridwell-Bowles, Lillian – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1988
Discussion of the use of computers as research tools to analyze the writing process focuses on a microcomputer-based software program, Recording WordStar. Studies using the software are described, including comparisons of traditional writing methods with word processing methods and utilization of the software's ability to play back a composition…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Intermode Differences
Peer reviewedBump, Jerome – Computers and Education, 1987
Reviews the use of computers in the teaching and practice of writing in university courses. Highlights include hardware considerations; software options for grammar, punctuation, stylistic analysis, and prewriting (or invention) skills; artificial intelligence, composition, and literature; collaborative learning; and faculty development. (LRW)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Faculty Development
Shostak, Robert, Ed. – 1984
This volume consists of nine conference papers and journal articles concerned with microcomputer applications in the teaching of writing. After a general introduction entitled "Computer-Assisted Composition Instruction: The State of the Art," by Robert Shostak, four papers are devoted to how computers may help with the writing process. In…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textBroderick, Bill; And Others – Research in Developmental Education, 1987
These two serial issues are devoted to the impact of computers on education, and specifically their effects on developmental education programs. First "The Effects of Computer-Based Instruction" summarizes the literature on the impact of computer-based instruction, including a study by James and Chen-Lin Kulik and Peter Cohen, which found that:…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Literature Reviews
Naron, Nancy K.; Elliot, Norbert – 1987
A writing assessment study was conducted in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Texas) in the spring of 1986 as part of a larger program evaluation study of the Writing to Read (WTR) Program. WTR is a computer-based instructional system designed to develop the writing and reading skills of kindergarten and first-grade students. Two types…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Conventional Instruction
