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Writing as a Design Discipline: Exploring the Relationship between Composition and Programming.
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Walton, Richard E.; Balestri, Diane – Machine-Mediated Learning, 1987
Examines similarities between composition and programming processes, and reviews two studies that linked instruction in computer programming and freshman composition to help students understand writing as a design discipline. Projects at the University of Montana and Bryn Mawr College which improved students' writing abilities are described. (LRW)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Activities, Freshman Composition