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Peer reviewedStrickland, James – Computers and Composition, 1989
Reports a protocol study of a freshman composition student to examine how significant a problem it actually is to learn to operate a computer, how influential students' expectations about computers are, whether the use of a computer promoted the importance of invention strategies, and whether computers encourage revision. (MS)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Computer Uses in Education, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
Peer reviewedLutz, Jean A. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1987
Uses text processing (computer) and pen and paper protocols to compare the revising process of professional writers and experienced writers (PhD students). Concludes tentatively that (1) professional and experienced writers do not differ in their approach; (2) the interaction between human and machine influences the writing process; and (3) that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Editing, Expository Writing
