The Effect of the Word Processor and the Style Checker on Revision in Technical Writing: What Do We Know, and What Do We Need to Find Out?
The Effect of the Word Processor and the Style Checker on Revision in Technical Writing: What Do We Know, and What Do We Need to Find Out?
M. Markel
1990 · DOI: 10.2190/YM4D-DKDC-XU52-PLQ5
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TLDR
This article surveys and critiques the literature on using style checkers and the text-editing capabilities of the computer to assist in revising technical writing and examines more carefully the differences among word processors and among the different style checker to determine their effects on writing behavior and writing quality.