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| Lawry, Bernice Koyama | 1 |
| Lucas, John A. | 1 |
| Luesebrink, Marjorie | 1 |
| Pair, Joyce M. | 1 |
| Walker, Sandra S. | 1 |
| Zilkowski, Robert R. | 1 |
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| Reports - Research | 4 |
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Lawry, Bernice Koyama – 1984
A study was conducted at Skyline College (California) to identify the career planning skills needed by word processing students; to select career planning concepts appropriate for the four semesters of the college's word processing program; to match the career planning skills with appropriate secretarial courses; and to develop career infusion…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Class Activities, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Download full textPair, Joyce M. – 1990
This project/study introduced the use of computers in one freshman composition course to determine whether the instructor and the students could accomplish more in a computer-based rather than a traditionally structured course. The assumption was that students would produce better essays on the word-processor and printer, and that the instructor…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
Luesebrink, Marjorie; And Others – 1985
This first-year progress report considers the objectives and achievements of CompuEnglish, a project developed at Saddleback College's North Campus (California) to introduce word processing skills into traditional composition classes. Section I offers a summary report on progress as of 1985, reviewing the four phases of project implementation and…
Descriptors: College English, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Walker, Sandra S. – 1980
In 1980, a study was conducted to determine the current status of word processing (WP) in Illinois in order to suggest ways to improve curricula in Illinois postsecondary schools. The study involved: (1) soliciting and evaluating WP textbooks and course materials from 9 textbook publishers; (2) requesting information from 14 WP manufacturers and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Electronic Equipment
Arnold, Voiza; And Others – 1990
In 1990, a study was conducted at Rio Hondo College (Whittier, California) to determine if readers exhibited any bias in scoring test papers that were composed on a word processor as opposed to being written by hand. The study began with the formulation of tentative pilot study questions and the development of procedures to address them. Three…
Descriptors: Bias, Community Colleges, Evaluators, Handwriting
Lucas, John A.; Zilkowski, Robert R. – 1994
As part of the program evaluation and review process at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Illinois, a follow-up study was conducted of students who had enrolled in the college's Word Processing Program between summer 1989 and spring 1994. A survey was mailed to 500 former students, receiving a response rate of 37.6%. Study findings included…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Graduate Surveys
