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Peer reviewedKerchner, Leanne B.; Kistinger, Barbara J. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1984
A preliminary classroom study is reported in which learning disabled intermediate students participated in a holistic approach that combined the process approach to writing with the word processing capabilities of the microcomputer. Results suggested that improved written language skills on the computer transfer to pencil-and-paper tasks. (CL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Holistic Approach, Intermediate Grades, Language Arts
Download full textWadden, Jerry M. – 1993
The Language Arts Supervisor of the Des Moines, Iowa Independent Community School District is responsible for supervising and coordinating all aspects of the middle and high school language arts program. Aspects of the program include curriculum development, instructional material selection and implementation, staff development, evaluation, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Intermediate Grades, Language Arts
Borthwick, Arlene Grambo – 1993
Forty-one research studies completed between 1929 and 1983 investigated the effects of typewriting on the development of children's language arts skills. Information about each of the studies was entered in a Lotus 1-2-3 database containing 43 fields. Effect sizes were calculated for 21 studies. The collected evidence suggests a small positive…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Keyboarding (Data Entry)
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch. – 1987
The sixth in a series, this report reviews microcomputer courseware authorized by the Alberta Department of Education from April 1986 through December 1986. (Although earlier publications in this series were cumulative, this edition and the fifth edition contain only new or revised reports.) This edition provides detailed evaluations of 39…
Descriptors: Business Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Programs and Evaluation Div. – 1988
The seventh in a series, this report reviews microcomputer software authorized by the Alberta (Canada) Department of Education from January 1987 through December 1987. This edition provides detailed evaluations of 23 authorized programs for teaching business education, mathematics, the sciences, language arts, music, problem solving, and French.…
Descriptors: Business Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware
Riome, Carol-Anne, Comp. – 1989
The eighth in a series, this report reviews microcomputer software authorized by the Alberta (Canada) Department of Education from January 1988 through December 1988. This edition provides detailed evaluations of 40 authorized programs for teaching business education, computer literacy, databases, file management, French, information retrieval,…
Descriptors: Business Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware
Evans, Ron – 1983
Much of the computer software currently available for English teachers fails to assess adequately computer strengths and weaknesses. Labeled "wimpy software," these products are often little more than animated textbooks whose lesson formats exercise little higher-order reasoning. The future for good quality software, therefore, rests with English…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
