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Computer Literacy in Secondary Education: The Performance and Engagement of Girls.
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Voogt, Joke – Computers and Education, 1987
Examines sex equality in computer literacy in Dutch secondary education using a Dutch version of the Minnesota Computer Literacy Awareness Assessment. Research on sex differences in mathematics and science education is used as a basis for testing hypotheses regarding computer literacy, and analyses of results are explained. (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Equal Education
Computer Ownership and Grades.
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Brown, Robert M.; And Others – Computers and Education, 1989
Describes study that investigated the impact of computer ownership and lab attendance on College of Business students' performance on an examination and in an introductory course on information systems. Results indicated that both owning a computer and attending lab sessions were associated with a student earning a better course grade. (10…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Attendance Patterns, Business Education
A Study of Learning Styles and Computer-Assisted Instruction.
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Cordell, Barbara J. – Computers and Education, 1991
Describes study of health care employees that was designed to determine whether learning styles affect outcomes of learning with two computer-assisted instruction (CAI) design strategies, linear and branching. Use of the 4MAT Learning Styles Inventory is explained, and implications of the results for educators and courseware designers are…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Analysis of Variance, Branching, Cognitive Style
Primary Children and Teachers' Attitudes to Computers.
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Todman, John; Dick, Gail – Computers and Education, 1993
Describes a study in Scotland that investigated the relationship between pupil and teacher attitudes toward computers in primary schools. The development of an attitude scale is explained; trends in computer attitudes through primary ages are examined; the effects of school characteristics are considered; and sex differences are discussed. (12…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Attitude Measures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation
A Survey of Attitudes to, Knowledge about and Experience of Computers.
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Durndell, A.; And Others – Computers and Education, 1987
Describes a study that investigated the relationships between variables of background discipline, attitude toward computers and technology, experience with computers, and gender among 928 students at an institution of higher education in Scotland. Results are analyzed and discussed with relation to vocational choices, and topics for future…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Career Choice, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
The Knowledge Hypermap: An Alternative to Hypertext.
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Reynolds, Sharon B.; Dansereau, Donald F. – Computers and Education, 1990
Explains the combination of hypertext and knowledge maps into hypermaps, and describes a study of undergraduates learning statistical material that compared the effectiveness of using hypertext versus hypermaps. Recall, reference time and accuracy, and student satisfaction are investigated, and needs for further studies are suggested. (10…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation
Computer-Based Learning for On-Line Data Base Search.
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van Beek, Jan; And Others – Computers and Education, 1989
Describes a study conducted at the University of Groningen (Netherlands) that investigated the effectiveness of a computer-based training program for use with an automated system for retrieving legal information. Hypotheses tested are explained, computer-based versus traditional instructional methods are compared, and implications for further…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Databases