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Peer reviewedVan Merrienboer, Jeroen J. G.; Krammer, Hein P. M. – Instructional Science, 1987
Compares the expert, spiral, and reading approaches to instructional strategies for introductory computer programming courses. Based on ACT (Adaptive Control of Thought) theory and relevant research, the differences between declarative and procedural instruction are identified, and six tactics used to design courses and evaluate strategies are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, High Schools
Peer reviewedWhite, Charles S. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1987
Conducted to determine whether use of computerized file-management programs can enhance the development of information processing skills, this two-treatment experiment found that seventh through twelfth grade students in the computer-using/structured activities group received significantly higher mean scores than the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Peer reviewedChristensen, Carol A.; Cosden, Merith A. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1986
This study examined extent to which differential exposure to computer literacy found with lower socioeconomic students is also characteristic of instruction for learning handicapped children in special education and mainstreamed classrooms. Results are discussed in terms of impact of placement in special education on students' ability to develop…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Download full textSherwood, Robert D. – 1984
Designed to focus on student learning and to illustrate techniques that might be used with computers to facilitate that process, this paper discusses five types of computer use in educational settings: (1) learning ABOUT computers; (2) learning WITH computers; (3) learning FROM computers; (4) learning ABOUT THINKING with computers; and (5)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Simulation
Gattiker, Urs E. – 1988
This study examines the effects of academic ability (in average and lower ability students), gender, and teaching methods on students' acquisition of computer skills. Subjects were 247 college students who had completed a computer course using intelligent workstations in any one of six consecutive semesters. A combination of lecture and hands-on…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Students, Computer Literacy, Decision Making Skills
Rader, Martha H.; Wilhelm, William J. – 2001
Areas of business education that need to be researched were identified through a two-round study. First, 2 groups of more than 40 Delta Pi Epsilon members generated ideas for research topics at regional and national conferences. The resulting list of topics was edited and rated by a Delphi panel consisting of 15 educators from postsecondary and…
Descriptors: Business Education, Business Education Teachers, Competence, Computer Literacy
