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Case, Donald – College Composition and Communication, 1985
Based on interviews with university faculty, describes the impact of word processing upon their writing habits. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Higher Education, Influences, Professors

Catano, James V. – College Composition and Communication, 1985
Explains how a year of observing two successful novelists write and revise on the computer provided a number of ideas that are encapsulated in the concept of a fluid text or the writer's conscious avoidance of a text that becomes static or fixed. (HOD)
Descriptors: Authors, Behavior Patterns, Creativity, Editing
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