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Comparison of the effectiveness of StyleWriter and Microsoft Word computer software to improve English writing skills

This study compared the effectiveness of two types of computer software for improving the English writing skills of pupils in a Malaysian primary school. Sixty students who participated in the seven-week training course were divided into two groups, with the experimental group using the StyleWriter...

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Main Authors: Prvinchandar, Sunita, Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi
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Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36853/1/Comparison%20of%20the%20effectiveness%20of%20StyleWriter%20and%20Microsoft%20Word%20computer%20software%20to%20improve%20English%20writing%20skills.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.368532015-10-28T02:58:28Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36853/ Comparison of the effectiveness of StyleWriter and Microsoft Word computer software to improve English writing skills Prvinchandar, Sunita Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi This study compared the effectiveness of two types of computer software for improving the English writing skills of pupils in a Malaysian primary school. Sixty students who participated in the seven-week training course were divided into two groups, with the experimental group using the StyleWriter software and the control group using the Microsoft Word programme. A pre-test was administered before the experiment was conducted. This was followed by post-tests upon completion of the course, where a computer-based assessment, as well as a pen-and-paper assessment, was employed. In each test, four components of writing skills were assessed, namely grammar, vocabulary, spelling, sentence structure, besides the overall performance. The findings indicated that the students who were exposed to StyleWriter had significantly better scores in all the writing components compared to the control group using Microsoft Word in both pen-and-paper and computer-based essay writing assessments. This study showed that StyleWriter enhanced the students’ writing skills even when computer assistance was no longer available. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36853/1/Comparison%20of%20the%20effectiveness%20of%20StyleWriter%20and%20Microsoft%20Word%20computer%20software%20to%20improve%20English%20writing%20skills.pdf Prvinchandar, Sunita and Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi (2014) Comparison of the effectiveness of StyleWriter and Microsoft Word computer software to improve English writing skills. English Language Teaching, 7 (1). pp. 93-102. ISSN 1916-4742; ESSN: 1916-4750 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/elt/article/view/32584 10.5539/elt.v7n1p93
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description This study compared the effectiveness of two types of computer software for improving the English writing skills of pupils in a Malaysian primary school. Sixty students who participated in the seven-week training course were divided into two groups, with the experimental group using the StyleWriter software and the control group using the Microsoft Word programme. A pre-test was administered before the experiment was conducted. This was followed by post-tests upon completion of the course, where a computer-based assessment, as well as a pen-and-paper assessment, was employed. In each test, four components of writing skills were assessed, namely grammar, vocabulary, spelling, sentence structure, besides the overall performance. The findings indicated that the students who were exposed to StyleWriter had significantly better scores in all the writing components compared to the control group using Microsoft Word in both pen-and-paper and computer-based essay writing assessments. This study showed that StyleWriter enhanced the students’ writing skills even when computer assistance was no longer available.
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Comparison of the effectiveness of StyleWriter and Microsoft Word computer software to improve English writing skills
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title Comparison of the effectiveness of StyleWriter and Microsoft Word computer software to improve English writing skills
title_short Comparison of the effectiveness of StyleWriter and Microsoft Word computer software to improve English writing skills
title_full Comparison of the effectiveness of StyleWriter and Microsoft Word computer software to improve English writing skills
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publisher Canadian Center of Science and Education
publishDate 2014
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