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Traditional method only versus traditional method combined with computer-assisted instruction in teaching proofreading and editing skills to students enrolled in Business Communications and Reports
Abstract
This was a quantitative and correlational study. It was undertaken to examine two methods of teaching P&E skills. The methods were (1) traditional, and (2) traditional plus Grammatik III, a computer-assisted program. Students enrolled in a Business Communications and Reports course were randomly assigned to a control or experimental group. The experimental group used the Grammatik III program to complete the same exercise while the control group did not. Project scores for both groups were computed and their relationships and differences were analyzed. No significant relationship between the project scores for the experimental and control groups was found. No significant difference was found in the project scores for the two groups by an ANOVA procedure. The ANCOVA procedure with language skills as a covariate did not lead to a significant difference. A multiple regression procedure produced a significant prediction formula accounting for 12.2% of the variance in the project score.
Subject Area
Business education|Curricula|Teaching|Educational software
Recommended Citation
Shanahan, Marilyn Mether, "Traditional method only versus traditional method combined with computer-assisted instruction in teaching proofreading and editing skills to students enrolled in Business Communications and Reports" (1993). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI9406092.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI9406092