Teaching College Composition with Computers: A Program Evaluation Study  

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Wojahn, Patti ; Bernhardt, Stephen A. ; Edwards, Penny R.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Written Communication ( sebagian Full Text) vol. 6 no. 1 (Jan. 1989), page 108-133.
Fulltext: Written Communication-1989-BERNHARDT-108-33.pdf (2.14MB)

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Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/WRC/6 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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This program evaluation was undertaken to assess the broad, measurable effects of using computers to teach introductory college composition. In total, 24 classes were studied-12 control classes and 12 experimental-with the experimental computer classes meeting in the lab for half of their instructional time. Data on the success of the program were collected from a range of sources: pre- and posttests of student writing under both impromptu and take-home conditions; pre- and posttests of writing anxiety; records on attendance, tardiness, withdrawals, and homework and essay assignment completion; end-of-term course evaluation by both teachers and students; and self-report data collected from teacher meetings and teacher logs. Results favored the use of computers, with computer students revising and improving their posttest essays (especially discourse-level features) at levels significantly better than those of regular students. Those students in experimental sections who chose to compose on computers at the end of the term outperformed the group as a whole and performed significantly better than those experimental students who chose to compose with pen and paper. Attitudinal data from both students and teachers also favored the use of computers.

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