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Peer reviewedDees, Sherwood C. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Outlines one school's approach to using microcomputers to help teach writing skills in high school. (MD)
Descriptors: Microcomputers, Secondary Education, Word Processing, Writing (Composition)
Peer reviewedD'Odorico, Laura; Zammuner, Vanda L. – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1993
Reports on a study of the writing skills of 51 Italian fourth graders who used word processors for several months. Concludes that word processing can help motivate children and teachers to do more writing and that further improvement in writing skills would occur if the children received writing instruction. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedPennington, Martha C. – Computers and the Humanities, 1993
Asserts that research into the effects of word processing on student writing is dependent on established writing skills, keyboarding techniques, human intervention, and the established criteria for good writing. Concludes that nonnative writers may benefit in significant ways from the attributes of word processing. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
