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Version 1.2 – Updated June 2023

Technology in writing

Overview

  • Influence: Technology in writing
  • Domain: Technology, School, and Out-of-School Strategies
  • Sub-Domain: Technology
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have positive impact
  • Influence Definition: The use of various computer technologies in the teaching of writing.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 4
  • Number of studies: 76
  • Number of students: 2,343
  • Number of effects: 81
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.41
  • Robustness index: 2

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author First Author's Country Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Dissertation Schramm USA The Effects of Using Word Processing Equipment in Writing Instruction: A Meta-Analysis 1989 Word processing on writing 12 836 12 0.36
Review of Education Little, Clark, Tani & Connor Australia Improving writing skills through technology-based instruction: A meta-analysis 2018 Technology on writing 6 0 11 0.28
Review of Educational Research Bangert-Drowns USA The Word Processor as an Instructional Tool: A Meta-Analysis of Word Processing in Writing Instruction 1993 Word processing on writing 32 0 32 0.39
Journal of Technology, Learning and Assessment Goldberg, Russell, & Cook USA The Effect of Computers on Student Writing: A Meta-analysis of Studies from 1992 to 2002 2003 Effects of ICT on writing 26 1,507 26 0.50
TOTAL/AVERAGE 76 2,343 81 0.38
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