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Computers and Your Educational Work: Writing Techniques

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Frequency of Handwritten Notes
All to 2004
 Make handwritten notes for your work Total
Never Rarely At least monthly At least weekly Daily A few times a day
Institution
Compton 1998
Count
19
67
119
219
268
148
840
Row %
2.3%
8.0%
14.2%
26.1%
31.9%
17.6%
100.0%
Loyalist 1998
Count
42
82
119
242
228
86
799
Row %
5.3%
10.3%
14.9%
30.3%
28.5%
10.8%
100.0%
Leonard 1998
Count
47
107
97
227
320
164
962
Row %
4.9%
11.1%
10.1%
23.6%
33.3%
17.0%
100.0%
Williamson 1999
Count
25
74
107
179
242
129
756
Row %
3.3%
9.8%
14.2%
23.7%
32.0%
17.1%
100.0%
Compton 2000
Count
21
74
96
154
239
142
726
Row %
2.9%
10.2%
13.2%
21.2%
32.9%
19.6%
100.0%
Leonard 2000
Count
21
58
47
89
111
52
378
Row %
5.6%
15.3%
12.4%
23.5%
29.4%
13.8%
100.0%
Harrison 2001
Count
15
30
42
104
129
55
375
Row %
4.0%
8.0%
11.2%
27.7%
34.4%
14.7%
100.0%
Silverstone 2001
Count
43
81
53
180
252
100
709
Row %
6.1%
11.4%
7.5%
25.4%
35.5%
14.1%
100.0%
Compton 2001
Count
19
54
103
196
213
147
732
Row %
2.6%
7.4%
14.1%
26.8%
29.1%
20.1%
100.0%
Johnston 2001
Count
52
99
126
228
371
175
1051
Row %
4.9%
9.4%
12.0%
21.7%
35.3%
16.7%
100.0%
Johnston 2004
Count
52
118
118
249
403
219
1159
Row %
4.5%
10.2%
10.2%
21.5%
34.8%
18.9%
100.0%
Harrison 2004
Count
27
61
81
180
217
65
631
Row %
4.3%
9.7%
12.8%
28.5%
34.4%
10.3%
100.0%
Compton 2004
Count
27
69
93
210
306
213
918
Row %
2.9%
7.5%
10.1%
22.9%
33.3%
23.2%
100.0%
Answer to question 27: When you write how often do you use the following techniques? (a) make handwritten notes for your work [Survey/Codebook]
[Table of Contents]

Frequency of Handwriting Sections of Documents
All to 2004
 Hand write sections of documents Total
Never Rarely At least monthly At least weekly Daily A few times a day
Institution
Compton 1998
Count
146
219
187
180
72
28
832
Row %
17.5%
26.3%
22.5%
21.6%
8.7%
3.4%
100.0%
Loyalist 1998
Count
137
233
159
167
77
15
788
Row %
17.4%
29.6%
20.2%
21.2%
9.8%
1.9%
100.0%
Leonard 1998
Count
129
270
152
225
142
35
953
Row %
13.5%
28.3%
15.9%
23.6%
14.9%
3.7%
100.0%
Williamson 1999
Count
163
213
130
142
78
18
744
Row %
21.9%
28.6%
17.5%
19.1%
10.5%
2.4%
100.0%
Compton 2000
Count
149
226
139
139
51
15
719
Row %
20.7%
31.4%
19.3%
19.3%
7.1%
2.1%
100.0%
Leonard 2000
Count
59
110
83
67
46
8
373
Row %
15.8%
29.5%
22.3%
18.0%
12.3%
2.1%
100.0%
Harrison 2001
Count
65
94
83
84
35
13
374
Row %
17.4%
25.1%
22.2%
22.5%
9.4%
3.5%
100.0%
Silverstone 2001
Count
172
231
92
160
40
12
707
Row %
24.3%
32.7%
13.0%
22.6%
5.7%
1.7%
100.0%
Compton 2001
Count
139
207
139
179
51
14
729
Row %
19.1%
28.4%
19.1%
24.6%
7.0%
1.9%
100.0%
Johnston 2001
Count
184
305
199
233
103
24
1048
Row %
17.6%
29.1%
19.0%
22.2%
9.8%
2.3%
100.0%
Johnston 2004
Count
197
348
197
274
114
28
1158
Row %
17.0%
30.1%
17.0%
23.7%
9.8%
2.4%
100.0%
Harrison 2004
Count
103
182
130
134
70
12
631
Row %
16.3%
28.8%
20.6%
21.2%
11.1%
1.9%
100.0%
Compton 2004
Count
155
294
161
192
86
33
921
Row %
16.8%
31.9%
17.5%
20.8%
9.3%
3.6%
100.0%
Answer to question 27: When you write how often do you use the following techniques? (b) hand write sections of documents [Survey/Codebook]
[Table of Contents]

Frequency of Handwriting Full Drafts of Documents
All to 2004
 Hand write full drafts of documents Total
Never Rarely At least monthly At least weekly Daily A few times a day
Institution
Compton 1998
Count
310
255
111
122
27
11
836
Row %
37.1%
30.5%
13.3%
14.6%
3.2%
1.3%
100.0%
Loyalist 1998
Count
242
221
135
133
44
10
785
Row %
30.8%
28.2%
17.2%
16.9%
5.6%
1.3%
100.0%
Leonard 1998
Count
214
275
177
191
77
17
951
Row %
22.5%
28.9%
18.6%
20.1%
8.1%
1.8%
100.0%
Williamson 1999
Count
299
221
98
83
24
6
731
Row %
40.9%
30.2%
13.4%
11.4%
3.3%
.8%
100.0%
Compton 2000
Count
322
214
103
58
15
6
718
Row %
44.8%
29.8%
14.3%
8.1%
2.1%
.8%
100.0%
Leonard 2000
Count
72
114
89
63
29
3
370
Row %
19.5%
30.8%
24.1%
17.0%
7.8%
.8%
100.0%
Harrison 2001
Count
100
116
69
71
15
5
376
Row %
26.6%
30.9%
18.4%
18.9%
4.0%
1.3%
100.0%
Silverstone 2001
Count
342
242
61
48
12
3
708
Row %
48.3%
34.2%
8.6%
6.8%
1.7%
.4%
100.0%
Compton 2001
Count
313
249
102
58
10
0
732
Row %
42.8%
34.0%
13.9%
7.9%
1.4%
.0%
100.0%
Johnston 2001
Count
358
334
178
128
41
6
1045
Row %
34.3%
32.0%
17.0%
12.2%
3.9%
.6%
100.0%
Johnston 2004
Count
412
406
187
114
33
9
1161
Row %
35.5%
35.0%
16.1%
9.8%
2.8%
.8%
100.0%
Harrison 2004
Count
224
184
95
96
28
4
631
Row %
35.5%
29.2%
15.1%
15.2%
4.4%
.6%
100.0%
Compton 2004
Count
389
304
96
97
22
12
920
Row %
42.3%
33.0%
10.4%
10.5%
2.4%
1.3%
100.0%
Answer to question 27: When you write how often do you use the following techniques? (c) hand write full drafts of documents [Survey/Codebook]
[Table of Contents]

Frequency of Draft Printing
All to 2004
 Print out drafts of computer based work for editing Total
Never Rarely At least monthly At least weekly Daily A few times a day
Institution
Compton 1998
Count
129
169
241
255
35
9
838
Row %
15.4%
20.2%
28.8%
30.4%
4.2%
1.1%
100.0%
Loyalist 1998
Count
135
148
225
223
40
10
781
Row %
17.3%
19.0%
28.8%
28.6%
5.1%
1.3%
100.0%
Leonard 1998
Count
189
264
254
188
45
13
953
Row %
19.8%
27.7%
26.7%
19.7%
4.7%
1.4%
100.0%
Williamson 1999
Count
64
128
288
230
34
8
752
Row %
8.5%
17.0%
38.3%
30.6%
4.5%
1.1%
100.0%
Compton 2000
Count
101
174
264
158
23
1
721
Row %
14.0%
24.1%
36.6%
21.9%
3.2%
.1%
100.0%
Leonard 2000
Count
61
104
103
75
23
5
371
Row %
16.4%
28.0%
27.8%
20.2%
6.2%
1.3%
100.0%
Harrison 2001
Count
67
95
93
99
18
2
374
Row %
17.9%
25.4%
24.9%
26.5%
4.8%
.5%
100.0%
Silverstone 2001
Count
124
174
161
206
40
5
710
Row %
17.5%
24.5%
22.7%
29.0%
5.6%
.7%
100.0%
Compton 2001
Count
98
148
256
198
29
3
732
Row %
13.4%
20.2%
35.0%
27.0%
4.0%
.4%
100.0%
Johnston 2001
Count
172
235
342
260
36
8
1053
Row %
16.3%
22.3%
32.5%
24.7%
3.4%
.8%
100.0%
Johnston 2004
Count
140
264
409
287
57
7
1164
Row %
12.0%
22.7%
35.1%
24.7%
4.9%
.6%
100.0%
Harrison 2004
Count
99
117
175
206
30
5
632
Row %
15.7%
18.5%
27.7%
32.6%
4.7%
.8%
100.0%
Compton 2004
Count
142
226
269
243
37
3
920
Row %
15.4%
24.6%
29.2%
26.4%
4.0%
.3%
100.0%
Answer to question 27: When you write how often do you use the following techniques? (d) print out drafts of computer based work for editing [Survey/Codebook]
[Table of Contents]

Frequency of Computer Note Taking
All to 2004
 Make notes on a computer Total
Never Rarely At least monthly At least weekly Daily A few times a day
Institution
Compton 1998
Count
336
268
117
87
22
7
837
Row %
40.1%
32.0%
14.0%
10.4%
2.6%
.8%
100.0%
Loyalist 1998
Count
306
236
115
92
32
7
788
Row %
38.8%
29.9%
14.6%
11.7%
4.1%
.9%
100.0%
Leonard 1998
Count
401
298
127
80
40
13
959
Row %
41.8%
31.1%
13.2%
8.3%
4.2%
1.4%
100.0%
Williamson 1999
Count
237
280
115
98
17
6
753
Row %
31.5%
37.2%
15.3%
13.0%
2.3%
.8%
100.0%
Compton 2000
Count
307
229
108
56
20
3
723
Row %
42.5%
31.7%
14.9%
7.7%
2.8%
.4%
100.0%
Leonard 2000
Count
135
127
55
38
13
6
374
Row %
36.1%
34.0%
14.7%
10.2%
3.5%
1.6%
100.0%
Harrison 2001
Count
142
128
49
42
10
4
375
Row %
37.9%
34.1%
13.1%
11.2%
2.7%
1.1%
100.0%
Silverstone 2001
Count
125
169
123
173
92
28
710
Row %
17.6%
23.8%
17.3%
24.4%
13.0%
3.9%
100.0%
Compton 2001
Count
261
240
125
80
21
3
730
Row %
35.8%
32.9%
17.1%
11.0%
2.9%
.4%
100.0%
Johnston 2001
Count
340
385
161
118
40
7
1051
Row %
32.4%
36.6%
15.3%
11.2%
3.8%
.7%
100.0%
Johnston 2004
Count
300
397
206
184
67
5
1159
Row %
25.9%
34.3%
17.8%
15.9%
5.8%
.4%
100.0%
Harrison 2004
Count
174
225
98
99
29
7
632
Row %
27.5%
35.6%
15.5%
15.7%
4.6%
1.1%
100.0%
Compton 2004
Count
278
295
166
136
31
14
920
Row %
30.2%
32.1%
18.0%
14.8%
3.4%
1.5%
100.0%
Answer to question 27: When you write how often do you use the following techniques? (e) make notes on a computer [Survey/Codebook]
[Table of Contents]

Frequency of Computer Writing with Paper Notes
All to 2004
 Write on a computer using paper notes Total
Never Rarely At least monthly At least weekly Daily A few times a day
Institution
Compton 1998
Count
168
173
258
198
30
6
833
Row %
20.2%
20.8%
31.0%
23.8%
3.6%
.7%
100.0%
Loyalist 1998
Count
188
188
197
171
30
9
783
Row %
24.0%
24.0%
25.2%
21.8%
3.8%
1.1%
100.0%
Leonard 1998
Count
249
234
234
175
49
17
958
Row %
26.0%
24.4%
24.4%
18.3%
5.1%
1.8%
100.0%
Williamson 1999
Count
177
174
233
148
19
5
756
Row %
23.4%
23.0%
30.8%
19.6%
2.5%
.7%
100.0%
Compton 2000
Count
178
163
233
129
17
4
724
Row %
24.6%
22.5%
32.2%
17.8%
2.3%
.6%
100.0%
Leonard 2000
Count
86
88
113
62
19
5
373
Row %
23.1%
23.6%
30.3%
16.6%
5.1%
1.3%
100.0%
Harrison 2001
Count
76
75
106
87
27
2
373
Row %
20.4%
20.1%
28.4%
23.3%
7.2%
.5%
100.0%
Silverstone 2001
Count
192
184
174
123
27
8
708
Row %
27.1%
26.0%
24.6%
17.4%
3.8%
1.1%
100.0%
Compton 2001
Count
154
165
213
163
35
1
731
Row %
21.1%
22.6%
29.1%
22.3%
4.8%
.1%
100.0%
Johnston 2001
Count
236
287
286
199
35
6
1049
Row %
22.5%
27.4%
27.3%
19.0%
3.3%
.6%
100.0%
Johnston 2004
Count
241
316
357
195
47
4
1160
Row %
20.8%
27.2%
30.8%
16.8%
4.1%
.3%
100.0%
Harrison 2004
Count
115
144
165
169
33
4
630
Row %
18.3%
22.9%
26.2%
26.8%
5.2%
.6%
100.0%
Compton 2004
Count
193
216
256
221
26
6
918
Row %
21.0%
23.5%
27.9%
24.1%
2.8%
.7%
100.0%
Answer to question 27: When you write how often do you use the following techniques? (f) write on a computer using paper notes [Survey/Codebook]
[Table of Contents]

Frequency of Writing Directly on a Computer
All to 2004
 Write directly on a computer without paper notes Total
Never Rarely At least monthly At least weekly Daily A few times a day
Institution
Compton 1998
Count
173
163
233
200
54
14
837
Row %
20.7%
19.5%
27.8%
23.9%
6.5%
1.7%
100.0%
Loyalist 1998
Count
160
194
195
178
55
10
792
Row %
20.2%
24.5%
24.6%
22.5%
6.9%
1.3%
100.0%
Leonard 1998
Count
249
229
216
182
59
21
956
Row %
26.0%
24.0%
22.6%
19.0%
6.2%
2.2%
100.0%
Williamson 1999
Count
181
152
216
157
34
17
757
Row %
23.9%
20.1%
28.5%
20.7%
4.5%
2.2%
100.0%
Compton 2000
Count
145
156
201
174
39
9
724
Row %
20.0%
21.5%
27.8%
24.0%
5.4%
1.2%
100.0%
Leonard 2000
Count
57
88
104
82
33
9
373
Row %
15.3%
23.6%
27.9%
22.0%
8.8%
2.4%
100.0%
Harrison 2001
Count
86
69
71
108
38
5
377
Row %
22.8%
18.3%
18.8%
28.6%
10.1%
1.3%
100.0%
Silverstone 2001
Count
100
111
114
215
132
36
708
Row %
14.1%
15.7%
16.1%
30.4%
18.6%
5.1%
100.0%
Compton 2001
Count
140
127
195
215
47
6
730
Row %
19.2%
17.4%
26.7%
29.5%
6.4%
.8%
100.0%
Johnston 2001
Count
183
226
276
272
84
10
1051
Row %
17.4%
21.5%
26.3%
25.9%
8.0%
1.0%
100.0%
Johnston 2004
Count
211
248
299
303
84
15
1160
Row %
18.2%
21.4%
25.8%
26.1%
7.2%
1.3%
100.0%
Harrison 2004
Count
110
115
136
197
64
10
632
Row %
17.4%
18.2%
21.5%
31.2%
10.1%
1.6%
100.0%
Compton 2004
Count
193
161
195
268
84
17
918
Row %
21.0%
17.5%
21.2%
29.2%
9.2%
1.9%
100.0%
Answer to question 27: When you write how often do you use the following techniques? (g) write directly on a computer without paper notes [Survey/Codebook]
[Table of Contents]

Frequency of Digital Backups
All to 2004
 Make digital backup copies of my work Total
Never Rarely At least monthly At least weekly Daily A few times a day
Institution
Harrison 2001
Count
93
73
75
102
30
3
376
Row %
24.7%
19.4%
19.9%
27.1%
8.0%
.8%
100.0%
Silverstone 2001
Count
195
216
130
111
48
8
708
Row %
27.5%
30.5%
18.4%
15.7%
6.8%
1.1%
100.0%
Compton 2001
Count
216
168
146
140
48
7
725
Row %
29.8%
23.2%
20.1%
19.3%
6.6%
1.0%
100.0%
Johnston 2001
Count
227
244
255
232
77
13
1048
Row %
21.7%
23.3%
24.3%
22.1%
7.3%
1.2%
100.0%
Johnston 2004
Count
282
285
270
230
81
13
1161
Row %
24.3%
24.5%
23.3%
19.8%
7.0%
1.1%
100.0%
Harrison 2004
Count
139
142
113
172
51
11
628
Row %
22.1%
22.6%
18.0%
27.4%
8.1%
1.8%
100.0%
Compton 2004
Count
285
249
171
150
52
13
920
Row %
31.0%
27.1%
18.6%
16.3%
5.7%
1.4%
100.0%
Answer to question 27: When you write how often do you use the following techniques? (h) make digital backup copies of my work [Survey/Codebook]
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