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Students’ choices between typing and handwriting in examinations.
  Keyboarding is a ubiquitous skill for most UK students and most coursework essays must be word-processed. However few examinations, other than for students with disabilities, permit the use of a word-processor. It is not known how students would respond given a free choice between handwriting and word-processing in an essay examination. This study reports the findings when students were encouraged to choose between these methods of composition for an examination. Few opted to word process; the students’ reactions immediately after the examination were obtained. The demands of essay examinations as compared with assignments are identified and discussed and implications for future enquiries are considered.

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    31 July 2012

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Sage

  • DOI:

    10.1177/1469787412441297

  • ISSN:

    1469-7874

  • Library of Congress:

    LA History of education

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    607 Education, research & related topics

Citation

Mogey, N., Cowan, J., Paterson, J., & Purcell, M. (2012). Students’ choices between typing and handwriting in examinations. Active learning in higher education, 13, 117-128. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787412441297

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Keywords

Essay; examination; word processing; handwriting; computer; preparation; choice; time limit;

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