Writing gap: Low-performing fourth-graders did poorly in writing tests given by computer, but high-performing students did better. Why?

This article discusses the use of computer logging as a means of investigating aspects of the second language (L2) writing process as writers are engaged in producing text at the keyboard. The ...

They’ll use the validity set to see if the software actually replicates the human scores. With that feedback in hand, SBAC will get its arms around the reliability of computer scoring.

Writing something down rather than typing it on a computer could help you retain the information better, after researchers found putting pen to paper boosts connectivity between different areas of ...

Many US states do not require schools to teach handwriting, but a new study reveals the act helps children learn and remember better than if they record information using a computer.

Using computers instead of humans would certainly be cheaper, but not everyone agrees on argument No. 2. Les Perelman, director of the student writing program at MIT, is among the skeptics.