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Peer reviewedCross, Eli – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1987
Describes in a tongue-in-cheek manner a new computer software program that offers encouragement to freshman composition students. (NKA)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Freshman Composition
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
Luesebrink, Marjorie; And Others – 1986
Designed to be used as a reference and guide for students enrolled in the CompuEnglish Program at Saddleback College North (SCN) in California, this workbook introduces word processing skills that can be used to write better compositions for English and other classes. The workbook contains a copy of the syllabus used in SCN's Freshman Composition…
Descriptors: College English, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Direct linkArp, Lori; Kenny, Kathleen – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1990
Reviews trends in composition instruction in two-year colleges, including an emphasis on information literacy, critical thinking skills, and writing across the curriculum; and discusses parallel developments in the field of bibliographic instruction. Recommends an approach to incorporating critical thinking, new technologies, and program…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Critical Thinking
Hart, Mary; And Others – 1996
A multimedia pilot program at Laramie County Community College, Wyoming, used a series of instructional modules with testing units to allow freshman composition students to review their own particular areas of weakness, to test themselves, and to move on at their own pace. The program used the technologies available in the school's…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Freshman Composition
Luesebrink, Marjorie; And Others – 1985
A summary is provided of the activities and outcomes of Irvine Valley College's (IVC's) CompuEnglish Project, a program designed to introduce word processing skills in Freshman Composition classes and assess improvements in student writing. First, introductory material describes efforts in computer-based composition undertaken at other schools,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, College English, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
Williamson, Barbara L. – 1993
A study was conducted at Florida's Brevard Community College (BCC) to determine the effectiveness of using artificial intelligence software to teach Freshman Composition. At BCC, Freshman Composition is taught in the computer lab, with student using WordPerfect to type their essays and Writer's Helper to flag various writing deficiencies. The…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Freshman Composition
