Exploring the Relationships Between Students' Ability of Computer-Based Chinese Input and Other Variables Associated to their Performances in Composition Writing

• Published in: TOJET the Turkish online journal of educational technology Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 153 - 161
• Main Authors: CHAI, Ching Sing, WONG, Lung-Hsiang, SIM, Seok Hwa, DENG, Feng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Adapazari Sakarya University 01.07.2012
• Subjects: CAI; Chinese; Chinese as a second language; Chinese languages; Comparative Analysis; Composition instruction; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Interfaces; Computer Mediated Communication; Computer Peripherals; Computer Software; Correlation; Curricula; Educational technology; Essay Tests; Foreign Countries; Handwriting; Human communication; Ideography; Keyboards; Learning; Learning Motivation; Motivation; Online instruction; Predictor Variables; Romanization; Second Language Learning; Second language writing; Secondary School Students; Secondary schools; Singapore; Statistical Analysis; Student Surveys; Students; Word Processing; Writing (Composition); Writing instruction; Writing Tests; Singapore

Computer-based writing is already a norm to a large extent in social communication for any major language around the world. From this perspective, it would be pedagogically sound for students to master the Chinese input system as early as possible. This poses some challenges to students in Singapore...