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McCarron, Elizabeth; Frydenberg, Mark – Information Systems Education Journal, 2023
Students today are often assumed to be digitally literate and prepared for college, but that is not always the case. Introductory technology courses at the college level provide students with the technology and digital skills necessary for them to succeed in college. This study, conducted at a small New England "business school" that…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Technological Literacy, Educational Technology, Business Schools
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Kyng, Timothy; Tickle, Leonie; Wood, Leigh – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2013
Software may be used in university teaching both to enhance student learning of discipline-content knowledge and skills, and to equip students with capabilities that will be useful in their future careers. Although research has indicated that software may be used as an effective way of engaging students and enhancing learning in certain scenarios,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, College Faculty, Teacher Surveys
Laws, Priscilla W.; Thornton, Ronald K. – 1993
This project focused on encouraging instructors at large universities to take advantage of the curricular materials and computer tools developed for two related programs funded originally by FIPSE. In particular, it involved reworking and integrating materials developed for the previously funded Workshop Physics and Tools for Scientific Thinking…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Educational Change
Johnson, Jacqueline S. – 1996
A curriculum was developed to address the needs of a high school special education computer science class. Class members included both resource-room learning disabled and the more severely learning disabled, and the project aimed to help them fulfill the school district requirement of the completion of a one-semester computer class prior to…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Hough, David; And Others – 1990
This feasibility study was designed to gather and analyze data to determine the potential cost-effectiveness of year-round education (YRE) compared to traditional-schedule education in California. An expanded version of the Stanford Research Institute's cost model was used to fit a broad conceptualization that enabled school districts with…
Descriptors: Budgets, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education
Wisconsin Univ. - Stout, Menomonie. – 1994
This study used a total quality management (TQM) approach to evaluate the perceived computer competency needs of students at the University of Wisconsin-Stout by surveying students (who were asked which of a list of competencies they had), administrators, alumni, and employers (who were asked which competencies they used or expected in employees).…
Descriptors: Administrators, Alumni, Basic Skills, College Freshmen