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Chandler, Daniel – Computers and Composition, 1994
Surveys British academics. Reveals a divide between writers who favor a word processor as their main writing tool and those who favor the pen or pencil. Finds that word processors are both indirect and delayed. Suggests that educators may need to legitimate handwritten drafts or reversion to handwriting for some word-processor users. (RS)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handwriting, Higher Education, Word Processing

van der Geest, Thea – Computers and Composition, 1987
Describes the creation and development of a computer software package called SPIRIT which assists secondary students in all phases of the writing process. (NKA)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Design Requirements