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Collins, Terence G.; Price, Lynda – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1986
Word processing software can accommodate the writing deficiencies of high-functioning, learning-disabled college students, but documentation frequently needs revision for increased user-friendliness, better instructional layout, less complex syntax, and repetition of key concepts. A sample revision of one program is presented, focusing on switch…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Software, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities

Gay, Pamela – Computers and Composition, 1991
Presents findings from 18 reviewed studies with regard to attitude and the quality of writing performance. Discusses pedagogy and the problem of defining basic writers. Suggests research directions that can help move educators toward a new pedagogy. (MG)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Computer Uses in Education, Literature Reviews, Teaching Methods
Herrmann, Andrea W. – 1987
If research into writing, particularly on computers as writing tools, is to assist teachers to improve writing pedagogy, the emphasis should be toward conducting naturalistic and context-sensitive studies. Early studies involved traditional experimental research instruments and looked not at the learning process but at the written product,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Instructional Improvement, Research Methodology, Research Needs
Schwartz, Kimberly A. – Online Submission, 2004
In this article, I focus on a review of the existing research pertaining to the use of word processors in K-6 writing classrooms and the effects of technologies on students' writing ability. As integrated as technology appears to be in today's curriculum, the effects of using word processors for writing enhancement, instruction and practice…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Social Environment, Writing Ability, Word Processing
Engen-Wedin, Nancy; Collins, Terence – 1986
The annotated bibliography presented in this document reflects the focus of the first year of a three-year federally funded research program intended to shed light on the writing processes of learning disabled college-aged writers. With special emphasis on the use of technology in creating workable, mainstreamed curricula, this bibliography…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities

Huffman, Donald T.; Goldberg, John R. – System, 1987
A review of the use of specific word processing programs to teach foreigners English language composition discusses advantages and disadvantages of such features as spelling checkers, prompting markers, and formatting programs. Suggestions are presented for enhancing students' writing skills both with and without word processing help. (CB)
Descriptors: Computer Software, English (Second Language), Instructional Effectiveness, Second Language Instruction
Sternglass, Marilyn – 1982
People construct macrostructures to reduce and organize incoming semantic information. When they make a prediction on a paper's outcome based on the work's first sentence or paragraph, readers are using preliminary input to construct a macroproposition about the paper's focus. The macrostructure may be explicitly stated--either in the opening…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Critical Thinking, Higher Education

Hawisher, Gail E. – English Journal, 1989
Reviews research on the effect of computers on writing. Concludes that students will not automatically revise and write more successfully with a word processor, that students tend to submit papers with fewer mechanical errors using word processors, and that they enjoy writing more and may collaborate more. (RS)
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Computer Uses in Education, Revision (Written Composition), Secondary Education
Schanck, Emily T. – 1986
In a study to determine the effects of writing on the computer versus traditional writing by hand, 22 fourth grade students were randomly assigned to samples using either a computer or paper and pencil. The study hypothesized that (1) children are not more willing to revise and improve their writing using a word processor when compared to the…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Creative Writing, Grade 4

Wresch, William – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1993
Recent studies at four colleges and universities (West Virginia University; University of Cincinnati, Ohio; Johnson County Community College, Kansas; University of Texas, El Paso) indicate that comprehensive writing tools software can improve both student writing performance and pass rates for disadvantaged students. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Educationally Disadvantaged

Hyland, Ken – System, 1990
Word processing presents a new, creative environment that demands a radically different approach to second-language writing. Originating, revising, and formatting are important new literacy skills that students need to make effective use of the medium. (six references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, English for Science and Technology, Revision (Written Composition), Second Language Instruction
Hawisher, Gail E. – 1988
In recent research on the computer there is an optimistic outlook, i.e., the promise of this new tool in fostering learning and literacy. But an examination of 33 studies (experimental, case, and ethnographic) also indicates deficiencies in computers and writing research. Two drawbacks seem to be the lack of rigor in both quantitative and…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education
Wresch, William – Computing Teacher, 1988
Discussion of programs for analyzing the writing of students using word processors focuses on six categories of available software that can help to improve students' writing skills: error checkers, reformatters, audience awareness programs (including reader's needs and readability formulas), student conferencing utilities, grading utilities, and…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Editing
Pea, Roy D.; Kurland, D. Midian – 1984
This paper synthesizes some of the many ideas and issues pertaining to research on the development of writing skills, and on creating new technologies for writing. Such technologies include computer-based production tools, videodiscs, and other mass storage technologies with potential for knowledge storing and structuring. The discussion also…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Gerlach, Gail J. – 1987
This investigation of the effect of typing skill on using a word processor for composition hypothesized that students who had learned keyboarding skills would: (1) write longer essays when using a word processor; (2) revise their essays more when using a word processor; (3) feel more positive about typing when using a word processor than students…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 4, Hypothesis Testing
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