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Strickland, James – 1987
A protocol study investigated whether computer tutors (programs that interactively guide writers while they freewrite with a word processing program) promote or hinder a richer understanding of the composing process. The analysis focused on writers' attitudes toward computer tutors in the invention process. Data were collected by tape recording a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Protocol Analysis