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Targ, Joan – Educational Computer, 1981
Describes the development of the Computer Tutor project in Palo Alto, California, a computer literacy pilot program in which tutors are used to teach high school students and other interested persons computer programing. (JJD)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computers, Pilot Projects, Program Development
Targ, Joan – Educational Computer, 1981
Describes the selection of hardware and refinement of lesson sets for the Computer Tutor project, a computer literacy program in the Palo Alto schools which uses tutors to teach programing skills to students, staff, and parents. An overview of the program in its second year of operation is included. (JJD)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Evaluation, Input Output Devices
Cohen, Moshe; And Others – 1983
The Policy Board of the Teacher Education and Computer Center (TEC Center) for San Diego/Imperial Counties of California requested researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), to produce a background paper on the effective local classroom uses of microcomputers. Exemplary site studies of two elementary, two junior high, and two…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Download full textFetler, Mark – 1983
As a baseline measurement of what is being learned about computers in California, the skills, knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of a representative sample of 17,861 high school seniors was assessed in December 1982. Developed by a committee of experts in computer technology drawn from the public school system, universities, and industry, the…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1984
As a baseline measurement of what is being learned about computers in California, a study, originally reported in "Student Achievement in California Schools: 1982-83 Annual Report," investigated the knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of a representative sample of 6th and 12th graders. The survey was developed by experts on computer…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs
Goodman, Frank M. – 1985
Originally developed to serve the needs of bilingual education and English as a second language (ESL) instructors in the Compton Unified School District in California, this replication manual provides content, organization, and lesson plans for a 14-day, 41-hour course to train teachers in the fundamentals of computer operation and structure,…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Bilingual Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Hoachlander, E. Gareth – 1983
The county education office of Mendocino County, California, serving nine school districts and 11,800 elementary and secondary students, began planning for computers in 1979-1980, purchased two central computers, and by 1983 had one computer or terminal for every 40 students in the county. The county was characterized by its very enthusiastic…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Programs, Computers
