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Electronic Quills: A Situated Evaluation of Using Computers for Writing in Classrooms book cover

1st Edition

Electronic Quills A Situated Evaluation of Using Computers for Writing in Classrooms

By Bertram C. Bruce, Andee Rubin, with contributi Barnhardt and Teachers Copyright 1993
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge
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This volume centers on the words and experiences of teachers and students who used QUILL -- a software package developed by the authors to aid in writing instruction. It looks in detail at the stories of these early users and considers questions relevant for other teachers, students, researchers, and developers of educational innovations. Questions posed include: * What does it mean to develop... Read more
Contents: Introduction. Contexts for Literacy Development. QUILL: A System to Support Literacy Development. The Alaskan Context. Alternate Realizations of Purposeful Writing. Revision. The Alaska QUILL Network: Fostering A Teacher Community Through Telecommunication. Situated Evaluation. Conclusion: What We Have Learned.

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Authored by Bruce, Bertram C.; Rubin, Andee; Barnhardt and Teachers, with contributi

"This excellent book describes in detail the inauguration processes and results (realizations) of varied field testing of the Electronic Quills literacy curriculum....This scholarly work is well organized, succinctly written, and is supported by numerous tables and figures which explain the Quills program. Scholars and students will find the references current and productive. Highly recommended for acquisition by academic libraries...especially useful for professionals and for university faculty, graduate students, and scholars with special interests in curriculum development, educational innovation, and teacher education."
—CHOICE

"...its central theses and ethnographic detail make it a worthwhile read for those interested in designing computer writing environments, especially across educational levels....well based in educational theory, but its real power resides in its anecdotes, its summaries of student and faculty exchanges, and its presentation of computer-mediated texts."
—Technical Communication Quarterly

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