?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Traitement+de+texte+et+strat%C3%A9gies+r%C3%A9dactionnelles&rft.creator=Piolat%2C+A&rft.creator=Isnard%2C+N&rft.creator=Della+Valle%2C+V&rft.subject=Applied+Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Psycholinguistics&rft.subject=Human+Computer+Interaction&rft.description=The+objective+of+this+experimental+observation+is+to+show+how+the+use+of+a+standard+word+processor+changes+the+writing+strategies+devised+by+advanced+users+during+the+production+of+short+texts.+Empirical+research+has+indicated+that+word+processors%2C+in+fact%2C+have+a+negative+impact+on+writing+strategies.+Analysis+of+the+conditions+under+which+%22man-machine%22+dialogue+takes+place%2C+has+shown+that+screen+size+and+linear+management+both+have+an+effect+on+writing.+Before+determining+the+ways+in+which+a+word+processor+can+disrupt+common+writing+practices%2C+we+must+gain+a+better+understanding+of+how+a+text+is+actually+composed+in+real+time%2C+with+or+without+a+computer.+Although+the+various+writing+processes+have+been+clearly+identified%2C+the+functional+scenario+describing+the+succession+of+writing+phases+and+accompagnying+activities+is+still+poorly+defined.+The+marks+produced+by+writers+on+paper%2C+whether+linguistic+(words%2C+sentence+fragments%2C+sentences)+or+non-linguistic+(arrows%2C+underlining%2C+indexation%2C+diagrams%2C+etc.)%2C+reflect+the+planning%2C+translating%2C+and+revising+processes+being+carried+out+by+the+writer.+Sharples+and+Pemberton+(1990)+describe+the+exact+functions+of+these+marks+in+the+elaboration+of+the+ideas+to+be+translated+into+text+form+(levels+of+organization).+However%2C+more+knowledge+about+their+frequency+of+use+at+the+different+stages+of+text+composition+is+required.+This+is+one+of+the+goals+of+the+present+experimental+observation.+For+the+most+part%2C+such+marks+cannot+be+displayed+and+manipulated+on+the+screen+of+a+standard+word+processor+as+they+can+on+paper.+It+is+therefore+crucial+that+we+observe+the+means+employed+by+writers+to+adapt+their+use+of+these+necessary+devices+to+word+processing.%0AThe+main+results+indicate+that+writers+who+use+a+word+processor+still+resort+to+%22pencil+and+paper%22+for+the+initial+planning.+The+small+amount+of+text+preparation+done+by+computer+users+(manifested+by+chronological+and+hierarchical+organization+marks)+compared+to+writers+who+produce+without+a+word+processor+is+compensated+by+extensive+revision+on+the+screen.+However%2C+while+writing+strategies+are+highly+dependent+on+production+conditions%2C+the+quality+of+the+texts+produced+does+not+vary+significantly.+The+possibility+of+eliminating+one+of+the+important+drawbacks+of+computer-assisted+writing+i.+e.+the+fact+that+the+information+must+be+displayed+linearly+on+the+screen%2C+is+currently+being+studied+by+designers+of+planning+aids+that+accompagny+word+processors.+Before+such+aids+can+actually+be+developed%2C+however%2C+more+knowledge+is+needed+of+the+phases+of+writing+and+the+marks+used+by+writers+throughout+the+production+process.&rft.date=1993&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3620%2F1%2FPiolatIsnard1993.pdf&rft.identifier=++Piolat%2C+A+and+Isnard%2C+N+and+Della+Valle%2C+V++(1993)+Traitement+de+texte+et+strat%C3%A9gies+r%C3%A9dactionnelles.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3620%2F