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Valeri-Gold, Maria; Deming, Mary P. – Journal of Developmental Education, 1991
Reviews recent research concerning the use of computers in language arts instruction, reporting little impact on writing quality, but improvement in students' attitudes toward writing. Provides suggestions for effective computer use and warnings concerning their limitations and misuse in the teaching of basic writers. (DMM)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Research, Higher Education
Nieminen, Gayla; And Others – 1987
This two reviews of the literature on computer-assisted instruction (CAI) are intended to provide a general outline of the major issues involved in the use of computers in education. The 1986 review focuses on definitions, computer usage, achievement gains, staff development, and trends, while the 1986-87 update focuses in particular on the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
The Impact of Word Processing on Office Administration in the Medical and Allied Health Professions.
Platt, Naomi Dornfeld – 1982
The effect of word processing equipment on the future medical secretarial science curriculum was studied. A literature search focused on word processing and the medical and allied health professions, word processing and business education, and futuring of and changes in the secretarial science curriculum. Questionnaires to identify various aspects…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Futures (of Society)

Bangert-Drowns, Robert L. – Review of Educational Research, 1993
This metanalysis reviews 32 studies that compared 2 groups of students receiving identical writing instruction, with only 1 group using word processing for writing assignments. Word processing improved the quality of student writing but did not improve student attitudes. Suggestions are given for using word processing more effectively. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Research, Effect Size
Collis, Betty – Computing Teacher, 1988
Presents summaries of research studies related to instructional computer use: three compare word processed and handwritten text of students with and without learning disabilities; one compares student retrieval skills using print and electronic encyclopedias; and one examines computer use by math and science teachers via data from a U.S. national…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education