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Download full textRoss, Steven M.; And Others – 1991
Uses of the computer to support the development of writing skills was examined in a computer-intensive educational context, the Apple Classroom of Tomorrow (ACOT). Subjects were 55 sixth-grade minority students, 25 of whom were ACOT participants and the remainder members of a matched control group attending the same school. Computer-based writing…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Microcomputers
Ross, Steven M.; And Others – 1990
A study examined questions concerning: (1) how writing was taught and integrated with other learning activities in the Apple Classroom of Tomorrow (ACOT) environment; (2) students' experiences with and attitudes toward word-processing; (3) teachers' experiences and attitudes; and (4) the influences of the computer-based activities on writing…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Ross, Steven M.; And Others – 1991
Two programs for providing distance tutoring for at-risk elementary school children were implemented and evaluated in successive years. Each program employed 10 graduate education students as tutors for approximately 25 sixth-grade children, i.e., 2-3 tutees per student. Tutoring exercises were oriented around writing and language skills…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Distance Education, Electronic Mail, Grade 6
Peer reviewedLowther, Deborah L.; Ross, Steven M.; Morrison, Gary M. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2003
This study examined the educational effects of providing fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-grade students with 24-hour access to laptop computers. Specifically, the impact of laptops on classroom activities, student use of technology, and writing and problem-solving skills was examined. (Contains 47 references.) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Grade 5
Johnson, Colleen; Ross, Steven M. – 1989
The role of the computer is examined in Lester Demonstration School, an optional school program offered by the Memphis City School System (an Apple Classroom of Tomorrow site). The student population is almost entirely black and generally considered to be socioeconomically disadvantaged and academically at-risk. Repeated observations were made of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, English Instruction, Grade 5, Grade 6
Lowther, Deborah L.; Ross, Steven M.; Morrison, Gary R. – 2001
The overall purpose of this evaluation study was to determine the effectiveness of providing 5th and 6th grade students in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools (WLCS) (Tennessee) with access to laptop computers with regard to classroom learning activities, technology usage, and writing achievement. The Laptop Program classrooms were equipped with…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Grade 5
