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Peer reviewedWolfe, Edward W.; Bolton, Sandra; Feltovich, Brian; Niday, Donna M. – Assessing Writing, 1996
Compares essays composed by secondary school students with pen and paper to those composed on a word processor. Finds that word-processed essays were neater, longer, more formal, and had a weaker voice than pen-and-paper essays. Finds word-processed essay quality was unaffected for students with high to medium computer experience but was adversely…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Essays, Secondary School Students, Secondary Schools
