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Rude, Carolyn; Smith, Elizabeth – Technical Communication, 1992
Examines whether the computer is an effective editing tool. Reports that a survey of 94 editors shows that 62.8 percent use computers in editing, and even editors who use them also depend on hard copy. Finds that the computer seems to increase the editors' responsibilities, but it remains just a tool. (PRA)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Editing, Editors, Higher Education
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Norman, Rose; Grider, Daryl – Technical Communication Quarterly, 1992
Describes the nature and use of Structured Document Processors (SDPs), which integrate word processors and various writing aids to guide and control composing processes for specialized writing. Notes the need for SDPs in industry. Explores their implications for the practice and teaching of technical writing. (SR)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Technical Writing, Word Processing
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Wiggs, Linda Henson – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 1993
According to a survey of 160 of 265 business professionals, most create memos more frequently than other documents; use word processing on micro, mini, or mainframe computers; learned word processing on their own; and believe that electronic mail and voice input will increase and secretarial support will decrease. (SK)
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Communication, Dictation, Handwriting
Lang, Moira – Instructor, 1999
Describes how personal digital assistants (PDAs) can help even the most reluctant young writers feel empowered. Designed to provide a one-computer-per-person ratio for an entire classroom, they offer interactive word processing at a low price. PDAs are useful because they are ready when the students are, they promote collaboration, and they make…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Word Processing, Writing Skills
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Viau, Elizabeth Anne – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1998
Shows how word processors and color printers are promising tools for helping students to think more clearly as they read. Discusses how students can use different colored lettering to identify topic sentences; to separate descriptive from narrative or informational writing; to separate information from emotion in writing; and to make changes if…
Descriptors: Color, Reading Comprehension, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction
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Schinke, Robyn; And Others – Journal of Documentation, 1996
Describes the design of a stemming algorithm for searching Latin text databases. The algorithm uses a longest-match approach with some recoding but differs from most stemmers in its use of two separate suffix dictionaries for processing query and database words that enables users to pursue specific searches for single grammatical forms of words.…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Full Text Databases, Grammar, Latin
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Miller, Paul – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2004
The aim of this study was to elucidate how prelingual deafness affects the ability to process written words. An experiment designed to reveal possible differences in the word-processing strategies and efficiency of a sample of prelingually deafened students (n = 18; mean grade = 5.1) and a task-matched hearing control group (n = 28; mean grade =…
Descriptors: Phonology, Memory, Deafness, Word Processing
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Marcum, Deanna; George, Geald – EDUCAUSE Review, 2004
In the summer of 2003, at the invitation of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), a working group of fifteen higher education presidents, provosts, scholars, and digital resource innovators met at Dartmouth University to launch The Scholarly Communication Institute. Their eyes were on nothing less than how information…
Descriptors: Journal Articles, Word Processing, Information Technology, Periodicals
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Patterson, Nancy – Voices from the Middle, 2006
Word processing continues to be the focus in many classrooms, although more and more teachers now ask students to publish on the Web, engage in e-mail conversations regarding their reading and writing, create slide presentations that represent their learning, post to blog sites, etc. And while there is a growing body of research that supports…
Descriptors: Internet, Computers, Word Processing, Computer Uses in Education
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Hartley, James; Trueman, Mark; Betts, Lucy; Brodie, Lauren – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2006
The marks awarded to 130 second year undergraduate word processed essays were assessed in relation to their use of different typographic features. By and large most of these features had little effect on the essay grades. However, essays printed in 12-point type gained significantly higher marks (mean = 56.8) than essays printed in 10-point type…
Descriptors: Essays, Word Processing, Grades (Scholastic), Undergraduate Students
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Railsback, Barbara; Hite, Nancy Groneman – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine the value of business education at the secondary school level as perceived by three groups of people who have great impact on course offerings, student advisement, and teacher hiring decisions. Specifically, high school counselors, high school principals, and local board of education presidents in a…
Descriptors: Business Education, High Schools, Secondary Education, Value Judgment
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Goodfellow, Marianne; Wade, Barbara – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2007
Current cross-campus computing initiatives demand both access and skill in employing technology as a tool for academic success. Consequently, lack of computer skills can affect first-year students' potential for success because many courses assume students are computer literate. In this study, 888 first-year students completed a…
Descriptors: Word Processing, Computer Literacy, Access to Computers, College Freshmen
Candler, Ann C.; Keefe, Charlotte Hendrick – 1987
The paper reviews the advantages and disadvantages of using word processing programs with learning disabled students, describes some available programs, delineates criteria for selection of word processing programs, and considers expanded uses of word processing with this population. Advantages of word processing programs for learning disabled…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Media, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities
Meadow, Anthony, Ed. – Newsletter for Asian and Middle Eastern Languages on Computer, 1985
Numbers 1 and 2 of the first volume of the newsletter contains an editor's page and the following articles: "Diacritics on Wordstar: South Asian Language Transliteration without Customized Software" by Tony Stewart; "The Universal Typewriter" by David K. Wyatt and Douglas S. Wyatt; "Multi-Lingual Word-Processing Systems:…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Computer Software, Computers, Diacritical Marking
Schlenker, Richard M. – 1988
The instructional materials included in this document are designed to introduce students to the Apple IIe computer and to the word processing and database portions of the AppleWorks program. The materials are intended for small groups of students, each of whom has use of a computer during class and for short periods between classes. The course…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Database Management Systems, Instructional Materials, Microcomputers
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