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TITLE:
Meta-Analysis: Writing with Computers 1992–2002

AUTHOR(S):
Amie Goldberg, Boston College
Michael Russell, Boston College
Abigail Cook, Boston College

DOCUMENT TYPE: Article

ABSTRACT:
The study presented here responds directly to the call for research-based evidence that the use of word processors has a positive impact on student writing. As is described more fully below, the study presented here employs meta-analytic techniques, commonly used in fields of medicine and economics, to integrate the findings of studies conducted between 1992–2002. This research synthesis allows educators, administrators, policymakers, and others to more fully capitalize on the most recent findings regarding the impact of word processing on students’ writing.