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Oliver, Ron – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1993
Compares the performance of novice computer users and users with significant proofreading experience in proofreading from screen and paper. Results showed that the users with previous experience did better in the screen mode, but no difference between the groups was evident in the paper mode. (Contains 22 references.) (JLB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Editing, Error Correction, Experience
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Direct linkFigueredo, Lauren; Varnhagen, Connie K. – Reading Psychology, 2005
We investigated expectations regarding a writer's responsibility to proofread text for spelling errors when using a word processor. Undergraduate students read an essay and completed a questionnaire regarding their perceptions of the author and the quality of the essay. They then manipulated type of spelling error (no error, homophone error,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Spelling, Word Processing, Error Patterns
