A Study of Four Undergraduate Computer-Writers.

Logan, Shirley W.

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ERIC Number: EJ372431

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1988

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A Study of Four Undergraduate Computer-Writers.

Logan, Shirley W.

Collegiate Microcomputer, v6 n2 p135-46,176 May 1988

Describes study designed to investigate students' attitudes and strategies when writing with the aid of a computer. Interviews with four undergraduates enrolled in a computer-assisted section of advanced composition are discussed, and participant observation and document analysis are also used to examine the combined processes of composing and computing. (32 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Interviews, Participant Observation, Qualitative Research, Student Attitudes, Word Processing, Writing (Composition), Writing Laboratories, Writing Processes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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