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Barbour, Dennis H. – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1988
Asserts that the advantages of word processing for business writing classes are clear. Even though a teacher confronts giving up some lecture or discussion time, the hour spent in the lab frees students from tedious recopying, provides the teacher with professional-looking papers, and permits time for more writing assignments. (RAE)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Revision (Written Composition), Technical Writing, Word Processing
McAllister, Carole; Louth, Richard – 1987
To determine whether basic writers revise more successfully using word processors as opposed to pen and paper, a study investigated the quality of revision of approximately 100 college basic writers in three classes at a southern university. In the fall semester, word processors were used in each of the three classes once every two weeks. In the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Revision (Written Composition), Teaching Methods

Neuleib, Janice; Scharton, Maurice – Writing Center Journal, 1990
Reports results of a survey of writing center tutors concerning their attitudes toward computer use. Finds that tutors in the writing center are largely confident in using word processing programs for their own writing needs and that tutors assume the students they tutor will use computers for revision of papers. (RS)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research, Higher Education, Revision (Written Composition)

Luchte, Jeanne – Writing Center Journal, 1987
Concentrates on reviewing literature on the use of computers to assist the composing process and the teaching of composing in the writing center. Deals with the following categories of software: (1) general, (2) prewriting, (3) organizing, (4) drafting, (5) revising, and (6) proofreading/copy editing. (SKC)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Erickson, Barbara Griffiths – Illinois English Bulletin, 1989
In the first year of operation, a high school computer writing lab boosted the percentage of freshman passing state-mandated writing tests from 55% to 77%. Two facilitators were employed in the lab and had five major responsibilities: (1) careful organization of the physical facility; (2) training teachers and students; (3) scheduling classes; (4)…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, High School Freshmen, High Schools
Sloane, Sarah – 1987
A case study examined the writing problems of Jay, a freshman composition student at the University of Massachusetts, to determine how teachers should handle students whose composing styles are not suited to writing with word processors. Interviews, classroom observation, and careful analyses of Jay's essays in progress and logsheets were…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Freshman Composition

Shurbutt, S. Bailey – Writing Center Journal, 1987
Shows the advantages of using word processors in freshman composition classes that use the instructional technique of peer evaluation. Points out that the benefits are practical for both evaluators and composers, and suggests how to implement a computerized peer evaluation system. (SKC)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperation