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Hunter, William J. – Writing Notebook: Visions for Learning, 1993
Discusses briefly three reports (a meta-analysis, a project description, and a reformulation of the "quality" question) on the usefulness of word processors and telecommunications in improving student writing. (SR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Telecommunications, Word Processing, Writing Improvement
Hunter, William J. – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1992
Discusses the need for research about writing and technology. Poses needed research questions regarding descriptive research, correlation research, and qualitative research. Offers experimental questions as well. (PRA)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Research Methodology, Research Needs, Teacher Attitudes
Hunter, William J. – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1990
Reviews two recent studies of the effects of using word processing as part of the instructional process in writing. Concludes that neither study gives unqualified support for the use of word processors in the teaching of writing. Notes that this column will continue to review these kinds of studies. (RS)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Process Approach (Writing), Research Methodology
Students with Learning Disabilities: Research Results on the Use of Technology (Technography Place).
Hunter, William J. – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1991
Looks at the way thinking has changed regarding one specific application: using word processors to teach writing to students with learning disabilities. Reviews research done in this area. (MG)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Hunter, William J. – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1991
Reports briefly on three recent summaries dealing with word processing and the teaching of writing. Notes that the first two are bibliographies compiled by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills and the third is a synthesis and review conducted by a graduate student. (MG)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Hunter, William J.; And Others – 1988
This report summarizes and synthesizes current research on the effects of using word processors on students' writing performance. The report examines cognitive models of the writing process, issues in the assessment of writing performance, and research on instruction in keyboarding. The work was carried out as part of a course requirement by…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Hunter, William J. – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1991
Discusses a research project examining the integration of computers into seventh and eighth grade language arts classrooms. Focuses on the ways in the researchers' observations tend to conform to what has been shown by existing research. Discusses their results in terms of four themes that emerged in their analysis. (MG)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Intellectual Property, Interpersonal Relationship
Hunter, William J.; And Others – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1990
Reviews research (1) concerning the use of word processors in improving children's writing; (2) students' attitudes toward writing; and (3) how improvements in writing are measured. Notes that current research should not be accepted at face value. Argues that teachers should seek ways in which the availability of word processors can help students…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Research Utilization, Revision (Written Composition), Word Processing
Hunter, William J.; Begoray, John – Writing Notebook, 1990
Presents some of the better-known models to describe the process to writing. Combines some of their common features into a framework that is useful for thinking and talking about the roles that computers may play in supporting "the writing process." (MG)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Models, Process Approach (Writing)
