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Peer reviewedWilburn, Marion – Canadian Library Journal, 1989
Provides a self-test designed to measure computer literacy of library personnel. Overall literacy levels are determined by assessing skills and knowledge in the areas of hardware, languages, operating systems, and applications. Suggestions for skill enhancement through private study and continuing education are offered and sources of further…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Library Personnel, Microcomputers, Professional Continuing Education
Download full textHawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services. – 1984
Designed to coordinate teacher-developed materials in computer literacy, this resource unit is composed of several sections. The first, "Planning for Computer Instruction," provides an outline for developing a school-level computer task force, management procedures for computer labs, and sample student survey forms. The remaining…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Courseware, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education
Babcock, Gifford M. – 1990
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of communication between Arizona's secondary schools and postsecondary institutions concerning computer education and computer literacy. A document analysis of college catalogs and a survey of 70 school districts determined the extent of advanced placement courses, computer education services,…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College School Cooperation, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
Michaud, Pierre; And Others – 1986
Students in certain French language schools in eastern Ontario took part in this initial experiment in the teaching of computer and electronic programing at the elementary school level. This project had three objectives for optimizing the pedagogical impact of these first attempts at teaching programing: (1) to describe the context of this initial…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
Fetler, 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
Harrington, Jan L. – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1990
Examines data concerning computer literacy of incoming freshmen at Bentley College and discusses changes that are emerging in their computer backgrounds. High school computing resources are discussed; programing languages taught are examined; student experiences with computers and programing, drill and practice, games, and software are described;…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Computer Literacy
Tennessee State Dept. of Education, Nashville. – 1982
Intended for use by teachers, administrators, and boards of education in Tennessee as they make decisions about the instructional and managerial uses of microcomputers in education, this handbook is structured around several main topics: (1) basic microcomputer information, including microcomputer components and peripheral equipment, computer…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction
