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Hult, Christine A. – 1986
In the absence of appropriate instruction, word processing programs in general and stylistic analysis programs in particular can reinforce the unproductive revision strategies of inexperienced student writers. For example, the predilection of inexperienced writers to see text as parts (words) rather than as whole (communication) can be reinforced…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Higher Education, Prewriting
McCrary, Ronald G. – 1989
A discussion of computer software and courseware for second-language instruction outlines considerations for selecting software of various kinds and presents a list of selected computer programs. Suggestions are made for choosing text-specific software, non-text-specific software intended for language instruction, word processors intended for…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Media Adaptation
Worley, Lloyd – 1984
An introduction to using word processing in writing instruction, this report first describes the basic terms and tools used in word processing and then lists the four characteristics of a good word processing program. They are the options to: (1) edit and insert; (2) cut and paste; (3) find and correct; and (4) store and save documents of between…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Innovation, Higher Education
Stine, Linda J. – 1985
Ninety-one college writing teachers completed a questionnaire about the extent of their computer use, computers and the writing process, advantages and disadvantages of computer use, problems encountered and suggested solutions, and future directions. Among the findings are the following: (1) The majority of those involved in computer assisted…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Hitchcock, Richard B. – 1984
Noting that the educational software market is expanding at a precipitous rate, but with considerable variation in quality, this paper outlines a thorough set of tangible and useful questions, based on two years of program design for English and writing lab usage. The major portion of the paper discusses criteria for evaluation in each of the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Courseware, English Instruction
Sinatra, Richard; Geisert, Gene – 1986
An examination of the value of using more sophisticated computer programs in the language arts program led to the design and development of "Thinking Networks," which provide the teacher with a new tool for teaching through nonverbal representation. Using microcomputers to improve reading and writing instruction can incorporate the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Courseware, Decision Making
Elias, Richard – 1984
The computer can improve writing instruction only if it is integrated into a systematic pedagogy that distinguishes between writing behavior and higher order cognitive skills. Underlying the present concern with the writing process is the behaviorist assumption that promoting a certain writing behavior can provoke thought. Unfortunately, while…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Courseware
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
Balajthy, Ernest – 1985
Many reading teachers, cognizant of the creative opportunities for skill development allowed by new reading-writing software, are choosing to use microcomputers in their classrooms full-time. Adventure story creation programs capitalize on reading-writing integration by allowing children, with appropriate assistance, to create their own…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Creative Thinking, Creative Writing
Eastment, David – 1986
Despite the evolution of software for computer-assisted language learning (CALL), teacher resistance remains high. Early software for language instruction was almost exclusively designed for drill and practice. That approach was later replaced by a model in which the computer provided a stimulus for students, most often as a partner in games.…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Courseware