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Didn't You Run the Spell Checker? Effects of Type of Spelling Error and Use of a Spell Checker on Perceptions of the Author

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Figueredo, Lauren; Varnhagen, Connie K. – Reading Psychology, 2005

We investigated expectations regarding a writer's responsibility to proofread text for spelling errors when using a word processor. Undergraduate students read an essay and completed a questionnaire regarding their perceptions of the author and the quality of the essay. They then manipulated type of spelling error (no error, homophone error,…

Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Spelling, Word Processing, Error Patterns

Feedback, Retention, Discrimination Error, and Feedback Study Time.

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Dempsey, John V.; And Others – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1993

Describes a study of undergraduates in a biology course for nonmajors that examined the effects of four methods of immediate corrective feedback during computer-based instruction (CBI). The relationship between types of corrective feedback and types of errors made by learners during CBI and during a later retention test is also examined. (33…

Descriptors: Biology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Error Patterns, Feedback