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Strassman, Barbara K.; D'Amore, Melanie – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2002
This article describes how one secondary writing teacher integrated two computer-assisted strategies into her writing curriculum to enable students to use writing as a means of thinking. Strategies involved providing feedback on other students' writing and on addressing issues of interest in online synchronous chats. Application with students who…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Disabilities, Feedback
Psychology, Writing and Computers: A Review of Research.
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Hartley, James – Visible Language, 1991
Provides a review of some of the main issues covered in research on writing, and indicates where this research may be found. Discusses the nature of writing, learning to write, computers and writing, and evaluating written products. (PRA)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Process Approach (Writing)
Learning with Computers: Effective Teaching Strategies.
Ryba, Ken; Anderson, Bill – 1990
The purpose of this guide is to explain how to use computers to promote the development of effective learning and thinking skills. The emphasis in this discussion of computer assisted instruction is on the social side of learning rather than the technical aspects of using computers. Chapter titles are: (1) "A Strategies Approach to Effective…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Databases
Infusing Critical Thinking Skills into the Middle School English Classroom.
Walker, Bernard A., Ed.; Klein, Dorothy, Ed. – 1988
Intended for teachers and supervisors, this guide offers a working knowledge of current approaches to the direct application of the computer to the classroom. The guide demonstrates the many ways in which English departments can use microcomputers to assist teachers in teaching middle school English critical thinking skills topics. The guide is…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Critical Thinking, English Curriculum
Research on Wordprocessing and Writing Instruction.
Bangert-Drowns, Robert L. – 1989
In response to critics' charges that use of the word processor may have a detrimental effect on writing, this study identified and analyzed 20 published studies that used experimental and control groups to compare conventional writing instruction (using handwriting) with instruction using the word processor. Five types of outcomes were analyzed:…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Effect Size, Instructional Effectiveness
Computing for Creativity.
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Henderson, Andrea; Minner, Sam – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1991
The computer can provide students with opportunities for creativity, if good software is selected and students are provided instruction in its use. Software that promotes creativity includes word processing programs, programs that permit students to write and use their own personal programs, and programs that teach and encourage thinking skills.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Creative Development
Strip Mining for Gold: Research and Policy in Educational Technology-A Response to "Fool's Gold."
Clements, Douglas H.; Sarama, Julie – Educational Technology Review, 2003
Responds to a recent critical report on computers in childhood. Highlights include computers, children, and research; social and emotional development; types of software; motivation; social and cognitive interactions; cognitive development; creativity; language and literacy; writing and word processing; mathematics and reasoning; and science and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction