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Peer reviewedFitschen, Kenneth – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1986
Points out that revising one's writing on hard copy after using the word processor for composing (1) reduces both computer and writing anxiety, (2) provides greater opportunity for decentering, and (3) is more comfortable to revise on hard copy than to revise onscreen. (EL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, English Instruction, Revision (Written Composition), Two Year Colleges
Peer reviewedPufahl, John P. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1986
Shows how basic writing students' knowledge of how to use the computer to produce new, revised drafts of their essays in approximately an hour led to their productive use of word processing. (EL)
Descriptors: College English, Computer Assisted Instruction, English Instruction, Learning Processes
