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Download full textOwston, Ronald D.; And Others – 1991
This study examined the impact of word processors on the writing of eighth grade students experienced in computer use. Four classes of students (n=111) were asked to write one expository paper on the computer and another paper on a similar theme by hand in a repeated measures research design that controlled for effects of order of writing (on or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Grade 8
Owston, Ronald D.; And Others – 1990
A study assessed the impact of word processing on the writing of junior high school students, experienced in working with computers, for a number of tasks, including writing. Subjects, 111 eighth grade students in four communications arts classes at a Canadian middle-class suburban school, who had been using computers for writing for a year and a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Multivariate Analysis
Freedman, Aviva; Clarke, Linda – 1988
In order to investigate the effects of computer technology on the composing processes of students in grades 8 and 12, a study compared students' writing in two conditions (writing by pen and writing by word processor), specifically addressing the questions of whether computer use led to an increase in revision and/or an improvement in quality.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Grade 12, Grade 8
Li Nim-Yu, Kitty – 1990
A study investigated the relative effects of using computers and writing by hand on secondary students' quality or quantity of writing, and on their attitudes toward writing. Subjects were 40 eighth-grade students in an Anglo-Chinese school in Hong Kong, with some experience in writing brief compositions. The word processing program used was…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grade 8
Peer reviewedWelch, Wayne W.; Anderson, Ronald E. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1994
Discussion of performance assessment focuses on a study that was part of the International Evaluation of Achievement of computer education that tested students in grades 8 and 11 on word processing performance tasks. Results are examined to determine the useability, reliability, and validity of the process. (eight references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Science Education, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Huseby, Roar – 1990
This evaluation reports on a project that used word processing in process writing as a method for teaching written Norwegian to Norwegian students in grades 5 and 8. Process writing refers to the process of writing and rewriting or the various stages of producing written text. Students start with a first draft and work gradually toward a finished…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Grade 8, Intermediate Grades
