This summary of the use of microcomputers in Florida public schools during the 1990-91 school year indicates that the schools have reported a total of 131,367 microcomputers being used for student instruction, and 21,806 being used for administrative purposes. Four tables present data on the number of microcomputers in individual school districts…

This publication briefly reports the findings of a second annual (1982-83) survey, which measured the status of computer use to identify problems and needs in the Louisiana educational community for use by the Department of Education in designing activities to aid the state's schools in effective computer use. Data are included from a survey…

In October of the years 1984 through 1987, as part of the Annual School Program Survey, and primarily at the request of the Office of Instruction of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), all elementary, secondary, and adult school principals were asked to provide information concerning computer usage at their schools. Results of the…

This report presents the results of a computer usage survey/inventory, the ninth in a series conducted at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to obtain information on the changing status of computer usage in the curricula. Data analyses are reported in 11 tables, which include comparisons between annual inventories and demonstrate growth…

The use of MERLIN, a computer assisted tutorial system, was evaluated in both a supervised and an unsupervised mode in 1980. MERLIN was used only in an Open University second level course entitled "Images and Information," which dealt with modern imaging systems. The tutorials covered the first 10 of 16 study units and were taken via the…

Results are presented for the third annual survey of all United States school districts by Quality Education Data, Inc. Findings are displayed in tabular form, and include information on the following: size of the microcomputer marketplace and the kinds of people involved; availability of software by brand for home, business, and education use;…

A survey was conducted of correlations of the use of microcomputers for instruction in schools and districts to the other variables of student enrollment, district wealth, expenditures per pupil, and demographic characteristics. Information was gathered by telephone interviews with 100 percent of the United States public school districts. Results…

Information for the 1986-87 school year presented in this fifth annual report on microcomputer use for 1,178 public and private K-12 schools in Louisiana indicates that, overall, 92% of the schools are using computers for instruction or other purposes. Detailed survey results are presented in 15 data tables, which show: (1-2) the number and…

In addition to data on FY 1988-89, the 12 tables that constitute the major part of this report on computer utilization at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) provide comparisons among the 10 annual inventories that have been conducted, and demonstrate growth patterns over the 10-year period. The first five tables organize data by…

This report presents findings of a national mail survey of school principals conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in Spring 1982 to assess recent changes in computer availability and to obtain data about instructional uses and needs from the school perspective. Results are reported for the following topics addressed by…

Results are presented for the fourth annual survey of all U.S. school districts by Quality Educational Data, Inc. Findings are displayed in tabular form and include information on the following: market penetration by major brands of microcomputers in school districts and buildings; school districts that use microcomputers and the brand or…

This paper briefly outlines the results of a survey of 339 teachers at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, the purpose of which was to evaluate the use and appropriateness of educational technology in teaching and learning. Results show that only the overhead projector is used with substantial frequency and that staff training and development…

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…

To gain some perspective on the current interest in and use of educational technology, the Ohio Department of Education awarded a grant to the Cincinnati Public Schools to conduct a survey on the uses of new technologies in school districts throughout the state. The results of that survey are summarized in this report by the following topics:…

This report summarizes the activities of the Office of Instructional Technology in providing instructional technology to South Carolina schools. The office is responsible for the development, acquisition, scheduling, and utilization of television and radio resources for grades K-12, staff development, and adult education, which are broadcast over…