Initial Effects of Word Processing on Writing Quality and Writing Anxiety in Freshman Writers.

Teichman, Milton; Poris, Marilyn

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Publication Date: 1989

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Initial Effects of Word Processing on Writing Quality and Writing Anxiety in Freshman Writers.

Teichman, Milton; Poris, Marilyn

Computers and the Humanities, v23 n2 p93-103 Apr 1989

Reports a study of the initial effects of word processing on essay-writing performance and on writing apprehension. Concludes that college freshmen using word processing showed greater progress in writing performance from pre to post essay tests than did those using traditional methods, but they did not show significant difference in writing apprehension. (LS)

Descriptors: College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Expository Writing, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Word Processing, Writing Apprehension, Writing Difficulties, Writing Improvement, Writing Research, Writing Skills

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