Contrasts: Traditional and Computer Supported Writing Classrooms

Description of the Study

• Institutional Context
• Classroom Context
• Participating Teachers
• Participating Students
• Collecting Information
• Demographic Information
• Student Surveys
• Classrooms Observations
• Student Interviews
• Teacher Interviews
• Weekly Interaction Reports
• Copies of Electronic Exchanges
• Drafts of Student Papers
• Teaching Logs
• Analyzing Information

Rationale for Conducting the Study

• The Impact of Technology on Writing Instruction
• The Impact of Writing Instruction on Our Use of Technology

Results of the Study

• Curricular Issues
• Teacher Roles
• Interaction among Classmates and between Students and Teachers
• Classroom Context
• Transfer of Teaching Activities between Classrooms
• Introduction and Use of Technology in Computer Classrooms
• Student Attitudes and Writing Performance

Implications of the Study

Authors of the Study