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Date of Award
1988
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department
Education
First Advisor
John V. Schippers
First Committee Member
R. Ann Zinck
Second Committee Member
Bobby R. Hopkins
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of word processing on students' composition when used as a tool in the revision/editing stages of the writing process.
Procedure: Two experimental groups were established; Group A Computer, Group B No Computer. For each group, the generic method of teaching writing remained the same. Group A, however, was able to use the microcomputer in editing their work; Group B was not. Final essays were scored by independent raters and the data were analyzed by the use of the independent 1-test. A Pearson product -moment correlation coefficient was computed to assess interrater reliability.
Conclusion: This study suggests there is a significant positive difference in student writings when the microcomputer is used as a word processor in the revision/editing stages of writing.
Pages
42
Recommended Citation
Jensen, Marion M.. (1988). Word processing as an instructional tool in the revision/editing stages of the writing process. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2160
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