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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
Johnson, Heidi; Churchill, Lynn D. – 1986
This study compared the effectiveness of the use of computer-based training (CBT) and instructor-based training (IBT) to train teaching assistants how to use the word processing program Microsoft Word. Thirteen faculty, staff, and graduate student volunteers served as subjects and were randomly assigned to either the computer-based or…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Formative Evaluation, Higher Education