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Proof-Reading on Paper and Screens: The Influence of Practice and Experience on Performance.
Oliver, Ron – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1993
Compares the performance of novice computer users and users with significant proofreading experience in proofreading from screen and paper. Results showed that the users with previous experience did better in the screen mode, but no difference between the groups was evident in the paper mode. (Contains 22 references.) (JLB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Editing, Error Correction, Experience
An Assessment of Computerized Text Editing Programs.
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Scheibal, William J.; Kohut, Gary F. – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1991
Addresses the question of whether text editing programs are successful in taking over the traditional functions of an editor. Compares the editing suggestions made by two of the most popular text editing programs ("RightWriter" and "Punctuation + Style") with those of an experienced editor. Finds that text editing programs are…
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Editing, Editors, Error Correction
The Role of Style Analyzers in Business Communication.
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Mayer, Kenneth R. – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1991
Examines how style analyzers operate and offers advice on using textual analysis software in business writing courses. (PRA)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Education, Computer Software Evaluation, Editing
"If You Could Just Push a Button": Two Fourth Grade Boys with Learning Disabilities Learn to Use a Computer Spelling Checker.
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Dalton, Bridget; And Others – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1990
Two fourth grade boys with learning disabilities learned to use the Bank Street Writer III word processing and spelling checker program to edit spelling errors. Both boys learned to manage the spell-checking process and increased the spelling accuracy of their edited texts. Differences in their learning processes and the tool's limitations are…
Descriptors: Editing, Error Analysis (Language), Error Correction, Intermediate Grades
Proofreading for Students with Learning Disabilities: Integrating Computer and Strategy Use.
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McNaughton, David; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1997
Investigated the impact of integrated proofreading strategy training, which combined a computer-based spelling checker and student strategies, on the proofreading of three secondary students with learning disabilities. Students showed an increase in strategy use and percentage of spelling errors corrected on controlled proofreading materials and…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Editing, Error Correction, Learning Disabilities