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Computer Conferencing for Guidance and Support in the OU.

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Blanchfield, Lynne; Patrick, Ian; Simpson, Ormond – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2000

Describes the United Kingdom Open University's FirstClass(TM) Computer conferencing system and its role in student support, taking as an example the way it is used for course choice. Suggests that while there are students who use it freely and apparently derive benefit from it, there are also substantial issues to be addressed about its relative…

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries

Gender, Computer Experience and Computer-Based Problem Solving.

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Joiner, Richard; And Others – Computers & Education, 1996

Reports the results of a study of 65 United Kingdom primary school children that examined the effect of software type by comparing children's performance on a male stereotyped version of the software with a female stereotyped version. Topics include computer attitudes, computer experience, and software preferences. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes