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Peer reviewedPennington, Martha C. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1996
Presents a model of a computer writing skill consisting of four stages of development: (1) writing easier; (2) writing more; (3) writing differently; and (4) writing better. This process represents the evolution of a natural computer-based writing approach under favorable conditions regarding the starting state of the user and a range of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Anxiety, Cognitive Development, College Students
The Computer vs. the Pen: A Comparative Study of Word Processing in a Hong Kong Secondary Classroom.
Peer reviewedLam, F. S.; Pennington, Martha C. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 1995
The English compositions of two groups of Hong Kong secondary school students learning English as a Second Language were compared. Results found that students who used computer word processors, on the whole, wrote better compositions than students who used pen and paper. (46 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
