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Andersen, Wallis May – 1988
Discussing available computer software for prompting for the kinds of computers likely to be used in writing programs, this paper concentrates on categorizing software programs and exploring their "uniquely electronic" features. The paper deals with the following questions: (1) What kinds of planning software are available? (2) What happens when…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Higher Education
Garson, G. David – 1988
The role of computing in enhancing scholarly writing and in building student writing skills is examined, with particular reference to the social scientist's needs at the college level. Word processing, outlining, and hypertext software types are appraised in terms of their impact on writing processes, and, while strengths of each are noted, each…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Database Design, Higher Education
LeBlanc, Paul – 1989
Composition researchers are poised to offer new answers to the three questions which are at the heart of ideological definition: what exists; what is good; and what is possible? Researchers must consider the impact of computer-assisted composition programs (often called "style checkers") as well as the basic word processor. Style…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, English Departments, Higher Education
Smye, Randy – 1987
Computer software style and usage checkers can encourage students' recursive revision strategies. For example, HOMER is based on the revision pedagogy presented in Richard Lanham's "Revising Prose," while Grammatik II focuses on readability, passive voice, and possibly misused words or phrases. Writer's Workbench "Style" (a UNIX program) provides…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Feedback
Jedan, Dieter – 1986
This paper presents results of a review of computer software programs available for German instruction and of informal interviews with German faculty in high schools, colleges and universities with regard to their computer needs. Most computer software currently available commercially is of the drill and practice type, with a focus on grammar and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware, German
Oates, William R.; Oates, Rita Haugh – 1987
Noting that (1) current research suggests that technology may contribute to improved instruction in writing but it does not do so automatically, and (2) while teachers may successfully employ computers with their writing students, their choices of methods remain critical, this paper surveys computer approaches and appropriate software for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Kiefer, Kate – ADE Bulletin, 1987
Reviews research on the efficacy of word processing programs in teaching students how to revise their papers and speculates on what kinds of programs will be available in the future. (JC)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews