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David James Woo; Deliang Wang; Kai Guo; Hengky Susanto – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
This mixed methods study explores EFL students' experiences and perceptions as they learn to write a composition with ChatGPT's support in a classroom instructional context. Students' perceptions are explored in terms of their motivation to learn about ChatGPT, cognitive load and satisfaction with the learning process. In a workshop format,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Hillary Greene Nolan; Merijke Coenraad; Viki Young – Digital Promise, 2024
This study investigates how teachers understand and position AI tools in middle school writing instruction, drawing on 27 teacher interviews collected during a study called Project Topeka that used an interactive argumentative writing platform with AI-generated scores and feedback. Based on the interviews, we generate an initial theoretical…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Uses in Education
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Cheung, Yin Ling – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2016
Much research has been conducted to investigate the quality of writing and high-level revisions in word processing-assisted and pen-and-paper writing modes. Studies that address cognitive aspects, such as experience and comfort with computers, by which students compose essays during writing assessments have remained relatively unexplored. To fill…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing (Composition), Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Han, Sumi; Shin, Jeong-Ah – Language Learning & Technology, 2017
This mixed-method study examines the effectiveness of teaching Google search techniques (GSTs) to Korean EFL college students in an intermediate-level academic English writing course. 18 students participated in a 4-day GST workshop consisting of an overview session of the web as corpus and Google as a concordancer, and three training sessions…
Descriptors: Search Engines, Search Strategies, Academic Discourse, Second Language Instruction
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Ebadi, Saman; Rahimi, Masoud – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2017
This article reports the results of a sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach to explore the impact of online peer-editing using Google Docs and peer-editing in a face-to-face classroom on EFL learners' academic writing skills. As the study adopted a quasi-experimental design, two intact classes, each with ten EFL learners, attending an…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Writing Skills
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Dzekoe, Richmond – Language Learning & Technology, 2017
This study investigated how 22 advanced-low proficiency ESL students used computer-based multimodal composing activities (CBMCAs) to facilitate self-revision and learn English through academic writing in the USA. The CBMCAs involved a combination of writing, listening, visual analysis, and speaking activities. The research was framed within an…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Writing (Composition)
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Racicot, Rose – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2016
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of multimedia writing support software on the quality and quantity of writing productivity and self-perception for students who have mild to moderate developmental delays. Participants in this study included 22 special education students in grades kindergarten through 6. Methodology included a…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Writing Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Center for Children and Technology, Education Development Center, Inc, 2016
"Fable Writer" is an online reading, writing and research tool designed to facilitate synchronous, collaborative writing tool that enables learners to read and copy text and images from teacher-curated books and Web-based resources in the "Fable Reader" digital library. The "Fable Writer" project addressed two…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Collaborative Writing, Writing (Composition), Computer Uses in Education
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Vetter, Matthew A. – Composition Studies, 2014
Research across disciplines in recent years has demonstrated a number of gains involved in community engagement and service-learning pedagogies. More recently, these pedagogies are being filtered into digital contexts as instructors begin to realize the opportunities made available by online writing venues. This presentation describes a specific…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Academic Libraries, Computer Uses in Education, Encyclopedias
Mohammed Abdel Raheem, Azza Ashraf – Online Submission, 2011
The present study attempted to examine the effect of using computer edutainment on developing 2nd graders' writing skills. The study comprised thirty-second year primary stage enrolled in Bani Hamad primary governmental school, Minia governorate. The study adopted the quasi-experimental design. Thirty participants were randomly assigned to one…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Writing Skills, Skill Development
Moe, Holly K. – 2000
A study investigated the usefulness of an online writing lab, Smarthinking, in a college writing tutorial program. The study investigated 4 issues: what Smarthinking is and how it works; what students think of the program; what instructors think of the program; and whether Smarthinking is cohesive with writing center principles and procedures. A…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Editing, Higher Education, Internet
France, Coreen – 2003
This report describes a program to increase intermediate students' interest in writing through the integration of technology. The targeted population consisted of fifth grade students at a medium sized elementary school in the suburb of a large midwestern city. The problem was the low level of student interest in classroom writing activities. The…
Descriptors: Action Research, Computer Uses in Education, Grade 5, Hypermedia
Gardner, Ruth; McGinnis, Jo – 1986
To compare information about the uses of computers in composition in representative universities, this document reports on a study that gathered data from teachers, administrators, and students at 10 universities by means of questionnaires and interviews by letter, by phone, and in person during visits to campus computer labs and classrooms. The…
Descriptors: College English, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
DeFoe, Marguerite Corbitt – 2000
This practicum was designed to use directed writing strategies to teach writing skills to middle grades language arts students who frequently failed to make average or above scores in essay writing assignments. The program included three specific strategies. The first strategy was to teach higher-order thinking and metacognitive strategies related…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Arts