Analysis of the Effect of Networking on Computer-Assisted Collaborative Writing in a Fifth Grade Classroom.

Autor/inn/en	Allen, Gayle; Thompson, Ann
Titel	Analysis of the Effect of Networking on Computer-Assisted Collaborative Writing in a Fifth Grade Classroom.
Quelle	(1994), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Mediated Communication; Computer Networks; Cooperative Learning; Educational Environment; Electronic Mail; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Intermode Differences; Pretests Posttests; Sex Differences; Student Attitudes; Tables (Data); Word Processing; Writing Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Computerkonferenz; Computernetz; Computernetze; Kommunikationsnetz; Kooperatives Lernen; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Elektronischer Briefkasten; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Mittelstufe; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Schülerverhalten; Tabelle; Textverarbeitung; Schreibunterricht
Abstract	This study examined the effects of a computer-mediated networked learning environment on the writing of fifth grade students who used word processing to write four texts collaboratively during an 8-week period. A telecommunication network was utilized to allow the students in the experimental group to send their work via e-mail to an audience of readers who read and responded to their writing. Findings suggest that when students knew they would be sending their writing to an outside reader and when they received a prompt response, there was a positive effect on the quality of writing. Results also suggest females used the computer technology when the environment was cooperative and they had equal access to the equipment. There is also indication that writing to communicate to an authentic audience outside the classroom may have contributed to the males in the experimental group scoring higher on the writing assignments than the males in the control. (Contains 20 references.) (Author/JLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01