Describes ways in which students can become better editors of their own writing by discovering their own error patterns. (RS)

Examines traditional teacher expectations of and reactions to student writing, considers writing as the mental process it involves, and explores one method of involving students in editing their own work. It is concluded that when students realize teachers read their writing to understand what they are saying, they write more interestingly. (25…

Suggests techniques from Peter Elbow's book, "Writing with Power," for an advertising copywriting class. Describes in detail an eight-step procedure: warm-up, loop writing, sharing, revision, sharing, revision, editing group sharing, and revision. (MS)

Describes an inservice elementary school teachers' training program that used the HyperCard-based "Laser Disc Made Easy" software for creating lessons. Grade-level team activities are described; the ease of use is discussed; and advantages of editing capabilities are considered. (LRW)

Cognitive and affective responses to one authentic and three edited texts were examined with four levels of university-level learners of Spanish. Results indicated that all students comprehended significantly more from the authentic passage than from the edited ones and also responded more favorably to the authentic passages. (Contains 47…

Describes the questions pertinent to the use of blind reviewers for refereed scholarly journals. Discusses the pros and cons of using these reviewers. Presents research regarding author response to reviewer reports. (HB)

Describes the questions pertinent to the use of blind peer reviewers for refereed scholarly journals. Discusses the pros and cons of using peer reviewers. (HB)

Describes the questions pertinent to the use of blind peer reviewers for refereed scholarly journals. Discusses the pros and cons of using peer reviewers. Reviews and analyzes the author's personal experience with journal publication. (HB)

Describes the questions pertinent to the use of blind peer reviewers for refereed scholarly journals. Discusses the pros and cons of using peer reviewers. Asks what the status is of readers' reviews, particularly in their role as legitimate scholarly activity. (HB)

Describes the questions pertinent to the use of blind peer reviewers for refereed scholarly journals. Discusses the pros and cons of using peer reviewers. Reviews and analyzes the process of rhetorical interaction between author and editor, and between author and peer reviewer, as forms of dialogic collaboration. (HB)

Describes the step-by-step process of writing a bootable CD-ROM. Discusses equipment and background. Steps include copying the hard drive, creating an image, editing, determining boot catalog placement, and creating the boot record. (AEF)

Describes a project that was designed to study the effectiveness and efficiency of editing procedures within an online bibliographic system at a large research university library. A comprehensive statistical overview of editing commands available is presented, frequency of their use is studied, and questions for further research are suggested.…

Reviews and critiques literature in the subfield of magazine editing research, chiefly biographical studies of individual editors and various types of studies of editorial practices, including surveys, magazine content analyses, and close qualitative examinations of editors' relationships with others. (SR)

A convenient and user-friendly method for computer-based second-language instruction (especially exotic-alphabet languages) presents a "pool" of text chunks from which the student uses a mouse to select and drag the chunks to form answers. Several types of feedback, including edit markup, may be selected; revision consists of rearranging, adding,…

This paper highlights the salient, and sometimes invisible, features of the standard format for reporting special education research and provides guidelines for novice writers. The paper offers general considerations about planning and writing for publication, discusses components of the research report, and reviews the editorial process and…