Writers's Workbench: A Useful Aid, but not a Cure-All.

Day, John T.

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ERIC Number: EJ396428

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Publication Date: 1988

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Writers's Workbench: A Useful Aid, but not a Cure-All.

Day, John T.

Computers and Composition, v6 n1 p63-78 Nov 1988

Argues that the set of style, usage, and spelling check computer programs marketed as "Writer's Workbench" is an effective aid to good writing, giving users the opportunity to edit and revise text depending upon each individual user's purpose. Reports on a survey of teachers' and students' use of "Writer's Workbench" at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. (RS)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Higher Education, Instructional Material Evaluation, Revision (Written Composition), Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Word Processing, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Book/Product Reviews; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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