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Keetley, Elizabeth D. – 1995
A study determined the effectiveness of using a computer word processor as compared to the traditional paper-and-pencil method for process story writing. Students in a first-grade classroom in the Mark Gardiner Hoyle Elementary School located in Swansea, Massachusetts, were randomly divided into a control group of 12 students and an experimental…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 1, Instructional Effectiveness
Peterson, Elaine; Lou, Wei Wei – 1991
In 1989 the Portland (Oregon) Public Schools conducted a Direct Writing Assessment of approximately 6,000 students. A voluntary portion included 103 ninth graders who wrote essays on the same topic. The papers were scored twice: once in each student's handwriting and once in word-processed form. Papers were separated into short and long categories…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Grade 9, Grading