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Hawisher, Gail E.; Fortune, Ron – 1988
This paper considers the effect of computer use (word processing) on the compositions written by minority college freshmen in basic writing courses, focusing in particular on differences in composition quality and the kinds of thinking evidenced in the essay, as well as determining whether any differences were gender related. Subjects were 40…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Minority Groups
