Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Jul 1986

Computer Comment Files and Writing Evaluation

Paul E. King Texas Christian University ; Ralph R. Behnke Texas Christian University

Abstract

The computer's ability to store and process large volumes of material can be very helpful in writing criticism and evaluation. By using this technological capability, evaluative decisions made by an instructor can be processed quickly and transformed into typewritten commentary. This article describes a method for storing anticipated instructional comments in computer memory and retrieving those comments for the purpose of providing both evaluative and reinforcing feedback to students. In this manner, the computer aids the instructor by improving the speed of encoding those comments into written form.

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Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
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1986-07-01
DOI
10.2190/0ctl-eguq-7yh8-n0w3
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revision assessment digital rhetoric
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