 | In this age of technology, we have developed a reliance on the
computer’s ability to detect errors.
Students are unable to distinguish similar sounding words.
When various electronic writing “tools” are activated, the
suggested choices for correcting potential errors are confusing and
inaccurate in context. |
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Computer
dependency |
| Additionally, the students’ dictionary skills are often too weak
or insufficient to access or approximate the needed words. |
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Skill
deficiency |
| Consequently, writing has become a drudge, best avoided or accepted
with no attention to details (i.e., spelling accuracy). |
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Writing decline |
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