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Dobrin, David N. – 1985
Idea processors are computer programs that can aid the user in creating outlines by allowing the user to move, reorder, renumber, expand upon, or delete entries with a push of a button. The question is whether these programs are useful and should be offered to students. Theoretically, an idea processor prioritizes ideas by placing them in a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Software, Evaluation Criteria, Notetaking
Ulusoy, Mustafa – Online Submission, 2006
In this paper, the role of computers in writing process was investigated. Last 25 years of journals were searched to find related articles. Articles and books were classified under prewriting, composing, and revising and editing headings. The review results showed that computers can make writers' job easy in the writing process. In addition,…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Writing Processes, Computer Software, Writing Ability
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Ulusoy, Mustafa – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2006
In this paper, the role of computers in writing process was investigated. Last 25 years of journals were searched to find related articles. Articles and books were classified under prewriting, composing, and revising and editing headings. The review results showed that computers can make writers' job easy in the writing process. In addition,…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Writing Processes, Computer Software, Writing Ability
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Ellsworth, Nancy J. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1990
The computer can be a powerful tool to help students who are having difficulty learning the skills of prewriting, composition, revision, and editing. Specific software is suggested for each phase, as well as for classroom publishing. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Editing
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MacArthur, Charles A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
This article reviews ways that computers can support writing by students with learning disabilities. It discusses research on word processing, software for transcription and sentence generation, spelling checkers, speech synthesizers, word prediction programs, grammar and style checkers, prompting programs, outlining and semantic mapping software,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education