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Peer reviewedGupta, Renu – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1998
Compares Singapore students' composing behaviors and abilities in (1) hand-written and (2) computer essays using a spelling checker. Results indicate that the spelling checker benefits those students whose initial writing ability is poor and whose writing is blocked by an emphasis on the mechanical aspects of writing. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Foreign Countries
