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College and University, 1981
Proceedings of the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers which relate to computer assisted operations, registration, records, and schedules are summarized. Names and institutions of conference participants are included. (MSE)
Descriptors: Admissions Officers, College Admission, Computers, Conferences
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Pan, Alex C.; Zbikowski, John M. – Computers in the Schools, 1997
Explores teachers' perceptions about computer use in writing instruction. Topics include emerging computer technology, including telecommunications and hypermedia; evolution of software, including word processing, desktop publishing, and multimedia; issues related to implementing technology, including the teacher's role; and suggested learning…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Desktop Publishing
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Gullickson, Arlen; Farland, Dale – TechTrends, 1990
Discussion of the use of microcomputers for developing tests for paper-and-pencil presentation compares two options: item-bank, or test-generator software, and word processing. Tests and test generators supplied by textbook publishers are described, cost effectiveness is considered, and possible future developments are suggested. (10 references)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
Greene, Wendy Tibbetts; Sadler, Lynn Veach – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1989
Describes the computer-assisted composition laboratory at Methodist College (North Carolina) and explains software developed for freshman composition that combines skills for writing essays, word processing, and a spell-checker. Faculty and student attitudes are reported, and suggestions for future freshman composition courses are given. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Content, Courseware, Freshman Composition
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Le, Thao – Journal of Reading, 1989
Argues that computers can be useful partners in the writing process even for reluctant or poor writers. Describes from a linguistic perspective factors that help explain why writing is a difficult task and briefly describes several computer programs which are based on such factors. (RS)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Encoding (Psychology)
Hunter, William J.; Begoray, John – Writing Notebook, 1990
Presents some of the better-known models to describe the process to writing. Combines some of their common features into a framework that is useful for thinking and talking about the roles that computers may play in supporting "the writing process." (MG)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Models, Process Approach (Writing)
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Britton, Bruce K.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1989
Efficacious features claimed by experts who had rewritten texts were evaluated in 3 experiments involving 700 undergraduates and 52 instructional texts about Army job tasks. Some experts evidently had effective knowledge about improving text, but it was primarily procedural. (SLD)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Materials
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Sullivan, Patricia – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1989
Presents the results of a survey of Purdue University students' knowledge of, use of, and attitudes toward computers as they enter the technical writing class. Contrasts the technical students with upper division humanities students and draws conclusions about documentation requirements and appropriate computer use goals for the students surveyed.…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education
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Weiskel, Timothy C. – Change, 1988
Advancements in computer technology are making great changes in the way scholars go about their research, affecting access to information, control over information, the nature of inputs and outputs, costs, library staffing and services, and aspects of the character of the research itself. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
Hawisher, Gail E.; Fortune, Ron – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1989
Discussion of the role of computers in teaching basic writers to write focuses on a study of college students that examined the quality of student essays produced with word processing versus paper and pencil, described the kinds of thinking evidenced, and investigated whether any differences were gender related. (20 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Evaluation Criteria, Freshman Composition
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Morton, L. L.; And Others – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1989
Finds that, among 36 Ontario students in grades 5-8, use of word processing in a language arts program increased writing productivity for all students and number of revisions for certain grades. However, fifth graders were significantly less able than others to use word processing technology. Contains 23 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Creative Writing, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
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Arch, Elizabeth C.; Cummins, David E. – Sex Roles, 1989
Differences in computer use, attitude, and efficacy between female and male college freshmen were studied. It was found that when computer training was integrated into classroom work, sex differences in attitude and use declined. Unstructured, voluntary exposure to computers, however, elicited responses suggesting opposing mechanisms for females…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, College Freshmen, Computer Literacy, Core Curriculum
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Strickland, James – Computers and Composition, 1989
Reports a protocol study of a freshman composition student to examine how significant a problem it actually is to learn to operate a computer, how influential students' expectations about computers are, whether the use of a computer promoted the importance of invention strategies, and whether computers encourage revision. (MS)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Computer Uses in Education, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
Peng, John; And Others – Classroom Computer Learning, 1988
Discusses four applications of the microcomputer to the classroom: (1) a program listing of how to draw circles on the Apple II computers; (2) using a database to help write stories; (3) switching computers with others while writing stories to encourage creativity; and (4) a listing of a LOGO kaleidoscope program. (MVL)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Creative Writing
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Hall, Wendy; Layman, J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1989
Discusses the state of desktop publishing (DTP) in education today and describes the weaknesses of the systems available for use in the classroom. Highlights include document design and layout; text composition; graphics; word processing capabilities; a comparison of commercial and educational DTP packages; and skills required for DTP. (four…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software
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