Use of a Microcomputer to Assist Staff in Documenting Resident Progress.

Smith, David W.; Wells, Michael E.

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ERIC Number: EJ289759

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983

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Use of a Microcomputer to Assist Staff in Documenting Resident Progress.

Smith, David W.; Wells, Michael E.

Mental Retardation, v21 n3 p111-15 Jun 1983

Monthly progress reports were written with and without microcomputer assistance by six professional and 20 nonprofessional staff in a state facility for the mentally retarded. Ratings by persons blind to the conditions indicated that use of the computer resulted in higher quality reports. (Author)

Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Microcomputers, Nonprofessional Personnel, Professional Personnel, Recordkeeping, Residential Institutions, Technical Writing, Training Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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