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Peer reviewedBreese, Chris – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
A 2-year study examined writing skills development of 11- and 12-year olds with unlimited access to word processors. Samples of the 22 subjects' narrative writing were compared with samples from a parallel class that used hand writing methods. Results indicated that the children using word processors produced better quality writing than the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Handwriting, Intermediate Grades
