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Peer reviewedGiovannini, Mary; Miller, F. Milton – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1984
This study set out to determine the effect of teaching business communications by a traditional writing and a word processing method upon the students' attitudes and cognitive achievement. There was no significant difference found in student attitude, but there was significance found between treatment groups on the combined mean scores of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Communication, Business Correspondence, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedHoward, Barbara C. – Business Education Forum, 1988
Instructors who are sensitive to the needs of adult students promote a classroom atmosphere conducive to learning. Students learn best when following a well-organized program of instruction. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Business Education, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedPennington, Martha C. – Computers and the Humanities, 1993
Asserts that research into the effects of word processing on student writing is dependent on established writing skills, keyboarding techniques, human intervention, and the established criteria for good writing. Concludes that nonnative writers may benefit in significant ways from the attributes of word processing. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
