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Vacc, Nancy N. – 1985
Differences between letters of four adolescent mildly mentally handicapped (MMH) students written by hand and those composed on a microcomputer using a word processor were examined in terms of amount of time a subject spent completing a letter, the length of a completed letter, the number of words written per unit of time needed to complete a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Handwriting, Letters (Correspondence)
Liechty, Anna L. – 1989
This study addresses two questions: how can computers be effectively employed in the composition classroom, and to what extent does instruction in writing complement the use of the word processor in developing writing skills? Thirty-eight current research studies on the effects of using word processing to teach composition are reviewed. The…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Process Approach (Writing)
Download full textPadgett, Ann L. – 2000
The purpose of this study was to examine the quantity of words written by an intermediate elementary student when paper and pencil are used and compare it with the quantity of words written with a computer. One fifth-grade magnet homeroom consisting of 16 students was involved in this study. The participants were randomly placed into two groups.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 5, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades
Gemmell, Susan – 2003
This study examined the impact of keyboarding instruction on the acquisition of word processing skills. Over a 6-week period, 6 third grade students were studied as they used the "Type to Learn" keyboarding program. Each student spent an average of 45 minutes on the computer each week. Data collection consisted of observations, questionnaires, and…
Descriptors: Assignments, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education, Grade 3
Schanck, Emily T. – 1986
In a study to determine the effects of writing on the computer versus traditional writing by hand, 22 fourth grade students were randomly assigned to samples using either a computer or paper and pencil. The study hypothesized that (1) children are not more willing to revise and improve their writing using a word processor when compared to the…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Creative Writing, Grade 4
Godsey, Sherry B. – 2000
A teacher in a rural high school in East Tennessee observed that her high school advanced English students would readily agree to writing journal entries as long as they were allowed to use word processing software. In the past, students had bemoaned the daily ritual of journal writing using pencil and paper. The teacher wanted to find out if…
Descriptors: Action Research, Comparative Analysis, English Instruction, High Schools
