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Direct linkSessions, Laird; Kang, Mi Ok; Womack, Sue – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
In this study the authors investigated the effects of integrating iPad applications into writing instruction for fifth grade students. By comparing the writing of students taught with paper and pencil methods with that of students utilizing the iPad writing applications, two research questions guided the study: (1) Are there differences in student…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Handheld Devices, Technology Integration, Elementary School Students
Gupta, Tanya; Burke, K. A.; Mehta, Akash; Greenbowe, Thomas J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
The Science Writing Heuristic (SWH) laboratory instruction approach has been used successfully over a decade to engage students in laboratory activities. SWH-based instruction emphasizes knowledge construction through individual writing and reflection, and collaborative learning as a group. In the SWH approach, writing is a core component of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
Sirc, Geoffrey; Bridwell-Bowles, Lillian – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1988
Discussion of the use of computers as research tools to analyze the writing process focuses on a microcomputer-based software program, Recording WordStar. Studies using the software are described, including comparisons of traditional writing methods with word processing methods and utilization of the software's ability to play back a composition…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Intermode Differences
Kurth, Ruth J. – Educational Technology, 1987
Describes a study designed to determine whether the use of computer word processing would improve both the amount and quality of revision done by high school student writers. The effects of word processing on composition length and revision, and students' attitudes toward writing and word processing are discussed. (47 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Expository Writing, High Schools
Vockell, Edward L.; Schwartz, Eileen – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1988
Describes study that examined the effect of the use of microcomputers as word processors in a college freshman English composition course. Treatments for the experimental and control groups are described, dependent and independent variables are explained, and results based on pretest and posttest writing samples are analyzed. (21 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
Baer, Vicki E. H. – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1988
Describes a case study that was designed to discover how seventh-grade students felt about writing when composed using a word processing program compared to using pen and paper. Student and teacher interviews are discussed, classroom observations are reported, and factors students found important to enjoyment of writing assignments are described.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
