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Format of Instructor Feedback on Student Writing Assignments Affects Feedback Quality and Student Performance
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Johnson, William F.; Stellmack, Mark A.; Barthel, Abigail L. – Teaching of Psychology, 2019
Electronic feedback given via word-processing software (e.g., track changes in Microsoft Word) allows for a simple way to provide feedback to students during the drafting process. Research has mostly focused on student attitudes toward electronic feedback, with little investigation of how feedback format might affect the quality of instructor…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Writing Evaluation, Writing Assignments, Educational Technology
Electrifying the Composing Process: Electronic Workspaces and the Teaching of Writing.
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Fischer, Olga Howard; Fischer, Chester A. – Journal of Teaching Writing, 1985
Relates how a microcomputer with word processing capabilities can facilitate and enrich a student's writing. (HOD)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Higher Education, Microcomputers, Prewriting
Beyond Off-the-Shelf Computer Remedies for Student Writers: Alternatives to Canned Feedback.
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Pennington, Martha C. – System, 1992
A case is made against the educational application with nonproficient writers of "canned" feedback provided by text analysis computer programs marketed as grammar checkers and style analyzers. The feedback does not teach students. Alternative approaches for giving students feedback in the electronic medium are offered. (46 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Technology, Error Analysis (Language)
The Impact of Word Prediction Software on the Written Output of Students with Physical Disabilities
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Mirenda, Pat; Turoldo, Kirsten; McAvoy, Constance – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2006
This study examined the impact of a word prediction software program, Co:Writer, on the written output of 24 students with physical disabilities that affected their ability to write by hand. Surveys were completed by both students who used Co:Writer and their teachers/adult supporters in schools, and 10-minute writing samples were obtained from…
Descriptors: Prediction, Educational Technology, Computer Software, Word Processing
The Mediation of Technology in ESL Writing and Its Implications for Writing Assessment
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Li, Jiang – Assessing Writing, 2006
The present study investigated the influence of word processing on the writing of students of English as a second language (ESL) and on writing assessment as well. Twenty-one adult Mandarin-Chinese speakers with advanced English proficiency living in Toronto participated in the study. Each participant wrote two comparable writing tasks under…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Protocol Analysis, Writing Tests, Evaluation Methods
Effects of Composition Mode and Self-Perceived Computer Skills on Essay Scores of Sixth Graders
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Burke, Jennifer N.; Cizek, Gregory J. – Assessing Writing, 2006
This study was conducted to gather evidence regarding effects of the mode of writing (handwritten vs. word-processed) on compositional quality in a sample of sixth grade students. Questionnaire data and essay scores were gathered to examine the effect of composition mode on essay scores of students of differing computer skill levels. The study was…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, High Stakes Tests, Writing Processes, Grade 6
The Effectiveness of Writer's Workbench and MacProof.
Pedersen, Elray L. – 1987
To determine how much electronic writing-analysis programs can offer college students and how valuable computerized text actually is, nine college student essays and nine professional essays were analyzed using text editors. The student essays (three each rated "superior,""average," and "failed") and the professional…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Technology